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Determination and hard work are as important as talent.

Judy Blume

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Judy Blume
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: February 12
Film Writer
Novelist
Writer
Elizabeth
New Jersey
Judith Blume
Judith Sussman
Hard
Important
Work
Determination
Talent

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I've heard that some authors do dream their books and I would love that if it happened to me, but so far it hasn't. Sometimes I'll get a good idea during the night and if I don't write it down, I won't remember it the next morning.
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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]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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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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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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The best books come from someplace inside. You don't write because you want to, but because you have to.
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I like to read fiction best and I like to write fiction, too.
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The child from 9 to 12 interests me very much. And so, those were the years that I like to write about, when I'm writing.
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I think about Lenaya and Hugh. Will they know how much I've changed this year? Will they have changed too? I'll wait until tomorrow to find out. And then it's possible I won't find out after all. Because 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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I think we made out [sexuality changing]. I think that's really great, and we didn't jump into intercourse. And there were no blow jobs.
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I loved to read, and I think any child who loves to read will read anything, including the back of the cereal box, which I did every morning.
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I don't believe in writer's block. There are good days when you're writing and less good days. I've learned that if it's not happening to walk away and return later. I doodle a lot and often get my best ideas with a pencil in my hand while I'm doodling. The problem is, sometimes I lose my doodles and that's bad!
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[Writing] totally changed my life. It gave me my life. Everything opened up.
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I love to watch movies.
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My mother was my greatest fan.
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I don't really know exactly how it happened but I don't like the idea that I would ever have said I'm going to write about racism or puberty or bullying.
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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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How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives.
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I can't let safety and security become the focus of my life.
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I like one hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain and things that are pink. I hate pimples, baked potatoes, when my mother's mad, and religious holidays.
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