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I never read a horse book in my life. But I thought that's what my friends were reading and that's what I should be reading. And this was Dobbin Does This and Dobbin Does That.

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
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Judith Sussman
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I do believe that people who write for children are deeply connected to their own childhood.
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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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How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives.
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I love picture books. I think some of the best people in children's books are the ones who create their own picture books. I wish I could say I'm one of them, but I'm not.
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I stop and think before I start a new book and ask myself do I really want to spend the next year or two or three with these characters because if I don't, then I shouldn't be writing about them.
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Determination and hard work are as important as talent.
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It's strange, but when it comes right down to it I never do fall apart--even when I'm sure I will.
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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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Suddenly question number four popped into my mind. Have you thought about how this relationship will end?
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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 thought [Summer Sisters ] would be a children's book - two girls who summer together from very different backgrounds. And then when it just kept going and going and going. They kept getting older.
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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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First of all I can only focus on one creative project at a time. I wish I could focus on two, because I really only write.
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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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[ Adult novels] was the world of grownups. There was nothing about teenagers.
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Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear.
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When I'm writing a book, you can't think about your audience. You're going to be in big trouble if you think about it. You're got to write from deep inside.
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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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Why are we acting as if we're angry. Are we angry?
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You've got to enjoy whatever you can and forget about the rest.
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