Judy Blume Quotes
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I'm a people person. I never get tired of watching people, especially young people.
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I've never really thought in terms of taboos. I think that books can really help parents and kids talk together about difficult subjects. I've always felt that way.
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Heavy petting, that was fun! That was good. And frankly, you know I wish kids would go back to it. It's very satisfying. And it's not as scary. So many girls, you know this. I mean they are having what we call sex. Right? They're having intercourse. They don't want to, they don't get anything out of it.
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I think people who write for kids, we have that ability to go back into our own lives.
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I was Little Miss Perfect. That's where all the secrets come in, because you know damn well you are not perfect, but you think your parents want you to be. And so you pretend.
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I wanted to write honest books for kids because I didn't have those when I was a kid.
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Nothing teaches you as much about writing dialogue as listening to it.
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I fell in love with books at the Elizabeth Public Library when I was four.
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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.
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But if you aren't any religion, how are you going to know if you should join the Y or the Jewish Community Center?
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I never read the "Bobbsey Twins" or "Boxcar Children."But I did remember being downtown, at the bookstore by myself and having an allowance and spending it on a Nancy Drew mysteries. And I was probably eleven, twelve.
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In this age of censorship, I mourn the loss of books that will never be written, I mourn the voices that will be silenced-writers' voices, teachers' voices, students' voices-and all because of fear.
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Librarians save lives by handing the right book at the right time to a kid in need.
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Books opened up a whole new world to me. Through them I discovered new ideas, traveled to new places, and met new people. Books helped me learn to understand other people and they taught me a lot about myself. ... Some books you never forget. Some characters become your friends for life.
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A good writer is always a people watcher.
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Never give up! And remember, determination is as important as talent.
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I was sick all the time, one exotic illness after another, which lasted throughout my twenties. My worst decade. But from the day the first book was accepted, I never got sick again. Writing changed my life.
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My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.
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What's the point of thinking about how it's going to end when it's just the beginning?
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That's good when you don't know what you're doing. But you're doing it and it's spontaneous and you're not afraid.
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That's my anxiety dream. I go to the library and all the books on my subject are out.
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Suddenly question number four popped into my mind. Have you thought about how this relationship will end?
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The best books come from someplace deep inside.... Become emotionally involved. If you don't care about your characters, your readers won't either.
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I want you to know it was no big deal...those movies showing women screaming in labor are plain bullshit....there's nothing to it...you just push and push and finally the baby pops out...to tell you the truth I don't even rember that much about it except there was a very nice guy standing over me and every time a strong contraction started he gave me a whiff of gas.