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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
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It's not so much that I like him as a person God, but as a boy he's very handsome.
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I'm lucky that so many children visit my website. At least I get to talk with them that way.
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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 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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Something will be offensive to someone in every book, so you've got to fight it.
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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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When I was twelve. And I was going through my parents' bookshelves, I found the most wonderful books and plenty of. Within those wonderful books that were real turn-on's. At 12 or 13, books were such turn-ons.
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I meet people on the street or at book signings and they tend to treat me as if they know me, as if we're connected. It's great.
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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 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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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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I am not scared of you, I am scare of these feelings.
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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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Sometimes I can't read my own handwriting. That's a problem!
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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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I don't necessarily want to talk about a book that I read. Even when I love it.
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