Judy Blume Quotes
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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'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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She wondered if all the firsts in her life would go by so quickly, and be forgotten just as quickly.
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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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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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Its all about your determination, I think, as much as anything. There are a lot of people with talent, but its that determination.
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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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Believe in yourself and you can achieve greatness in your life.
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A good writer is always a people watcher.
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hi I hope u want to be my friends
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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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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 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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A library is where you meet fascinating characters you never forget.
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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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I fell in love with books at the Elizabeth Public Library when I was four.
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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 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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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 my anxiety dream. I go to the library and all the books on my subject are out.
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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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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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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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What's the point of thinking about how it's going to end when it's just the beginning?