Judy Blume Quotes
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Never give up! And remember, determination is as important as talent.
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A library is where you meet fascinating characters you never forget.
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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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Do not let anyone discourage you. If they try: get determined, not depressed.
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I like revising much, much better than getting down a first draft. The first draft is just getting the pieces to the puzzle. Then I get to put the puzzle together!
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you can't deny they ever happened. You can't deny you ever loved them, love them still, even if loving them causes you pain
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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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That's my anxiety dream. I go to the library and all the books on my subject are out.
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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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Librarians save lives by handing the right book at the right time to a kid in need.
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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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I fell in love with books at the Elizabeth Public Library when I was four.
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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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Things change…things happen…things you can’t even imagine when you’re young and full of hope.
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I'm a people person. I never get tired of watching people, especially young people.
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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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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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I always have trouble with titles for my books. I usually have no title until the editor has to present the book and calls me frantically, 'Judy, we need a title.
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hi I hope u want to be my friends
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If all you leave in the library is books that you think speak to everyone, what are you going to have? You'd have nothing.
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We weren't doing blow jobs when I was growing up.
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Kids should read whatever they want to read. So I'm hoping that just like 15-year-olds read "Summer Sisters," I'm hoping that they'll read this.
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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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Are you there God? It's me, Margaret.