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I can't let safety and security become the focus of my life.
Judy Blume
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Judy Blume
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: February 12
Film Writer
Novelist
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Elizabeth
New Jersey
Judith Blume
Judith Sussman
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some changes happen deep down inside of you. And the truth is, only you know about them. Maybe that's the way it's supposed to be.
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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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Something will be offensive to someone in every book, so you've got to fight it.
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[I]t's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.
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[Writing] totally changed my life. It gave me my life. Everything opened up.
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How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives.
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[ Adult novels] was the world of grownups. There was nothing about teenagers.
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A library is where you meet fascinating characters you never forget.
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I am certainly a fearful person, but fearless in my writing. So there's that other person inside.
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