Judy Blume Quotes
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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'm a people person. I never get tired of watching people, especially young people.
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I made promises to you that I'm not sure I can keep. None of it has anything to do with you. It's just that I don't know what to do now. You must be thinking what a rotten person I am. Well, believe me, I'm thinking the same thing. I don't know how this happened or why. Maybe I can get over it. Do you think you can wait - because I don't want you to stop loving me. I keep remembering us and how it was. I don't want to hurt you ... not ever.
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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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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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What's the point of thinking about how it's going to end when it's just the beginning?
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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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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.
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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 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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I fell in love with books at the Elizabeth Public Library when I was four.
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Nothing teaches you as much about writing dialogue as listening to it.
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Believe in yourself and you can achieve greatness in your life.
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She wondered if all the firsts in her life would go by so quickly, and be forgotten just as quickly.
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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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That's my anxiety dream. I go to the library and all the books on my subject are out.
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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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My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.
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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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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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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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Librarians save lives by handing the right book at the right time to a kid in need.