Judy Blume Quotes

I kept a diary as a teenager but I never would have shared it with anyone. Still, I think it's very good practice to write things down.

Judy Blume

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• It would have shown people that I was prepared to do that kind of work, although I find myself in a position now where I don't really need to and I could pick and choose the kind of characters I'd like to do.

  

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• I grew up in uptown Jamaica; I went to a rich school. I was raised by my mother and my stepfather; they made sure education came before anything. I had a good childhood, grew up spending time with my bigger brothers and sisters. My people are good people. I was exposed to a lot of different kinds of people and culture.

  

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• A lot of the tabloid stories are written so well, they're very clever and very funny. But you have to focus on what's really important and not read them - don't dive into it and don't get caught up in it.

  

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• There are no European voices at Geneva, there are no European voices at START.

  

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• I have suffered from depression for most of my life. It is an illness.

  

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• I mean, we must act with intelligence. We must work on this framework, so that immigration becomes an asset to both nations. Believe me, what - just the Mayor Bloomberg said here in New York, that this city would be stopped, totally stopped if it were not by the immigrants working here.

  

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• I kept a diary as a teenager but I never would have shared it with anyone. Still, I think it's very good practice to write things down.

  

  Judy Blume
  • Writing
  • Practice
  • Teenager