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I love to talk with children. I try to visit schools but it's hard for me to travel when I'm trying to write. Some authors are able to do both.

Judy Blume

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Judy Blume
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: February 12
Film Writer
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Elizabeth
New Jersey
Judith Blume
Judith Sussman
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It was a such a surprise, such an absolute shocking surprise to me to not know what you're doing and to find out that this thing that you don't even know how to do, that you're sure you don't know how to do, speaks to so many people and touches so many people in some way.
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The only thing that works with writing is that you care so passionately about it yourself, that you make someone else care passionately about it.
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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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Librarians save lives by handing the right book at the right time to a kid in need.
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The parent reads the book. The kid reads the book and then they can talk about the characters instead of talking about themselves. You know there's a connection even if you don't talk about it when you read the same books.
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What I remember when I started to write was how I couldn't wait to get up in the morning to get to my characters.
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Margaret was just my truth. It was what I knew to be true about sixth grade.
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Do not let anyone discourage you. If they try: get determined, not depressed.
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I can't let safety and security become the focus of my life.
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There's no book or play or series or anything that speaks to everyone, because then it wouldn't speak to anyone.
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I love to watch movies.
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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 like to read fiction best and I like to write fiction, too.
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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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My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.
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