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I'm very protective of friends and family. ”
The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart. ”
My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12. ”
The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards into the past - I felt I was digging a tunnel back to the past. ”
When I was very young, I used to share much of what I wrote with my family, but as I got older and more self-conscious, it became a much more private process. ”
If I were happy, married with six children, I wouldn't be writing. And I doubt if I should want to. ”
I was brought up to look after my parents. My family were Polish Jews, and we lived with my grandmother, with uncles and aunts and cousins all around, and I thought everybody lived like that. ”
I think there's no sacrifice too great for family, whether it's career, singing, whatever. ”
I used to sing at funeral homes for families that didn't have a vocalist. I didn't get paid. I needed to sing. ”
You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family. ”