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"My mother had an expression which struck me as a meanspirited put-down, but rather accurate: In Yiddish: 'A kee gayt tzum Kiev, un kimt fun Kiev, un blaybt a kee.'"

"My father’s name was Louis Schlitt, spelled with two Ts."

"When I was about five years old, my mother 'enrolled' me in the Isaac Gerson Foundation Hebrew Day Nursery. "

"Observing my son's recent struggle to decide between two job possibilities, which may well determine his future, brought back my struggle to choose between a career in education or trade unionism."

"I was 12 years old. My routine was clearly established."

"Ever since my mother died, I have been thinking about, and telling people, what a remarkable woman my mother was."

"I love to take pictures. In fact, over the past 50 years, I have never gone on a trip or to a 'special occasion' [...] without my camera. If my friends or family are there, or someone else’s friends or family, I am there taking pictures."

"This may be a bit premature, but I am writing this as the introduction to the section of my memoirs containing the scores of poems I have written over the years. "

"Imagine my surprise when I picked up the paper some time ago to learn that Jacob is the most popular boy’s name in the U.S."

"When we were kids, we were always gambling."