Its all about your determination, I think, as much as anything. There are a lot of people with talent, but its that determination.
Judy BlumeI am certainly a fearful person, but fearless in my writing. So there's that other person inside.
Judy BlumeIn this age of censorship, I mourn the loss of books that will never be written, I mourn the voices that will be silenced-writers' voices, teachers' voices, students' voices-and all because of fear.
Judy BlumeAnother thing all writers have in common is we're all observers. We pay attention to detail.
Judy Blume"Summer Sisters" is probably my least autobiographical book. The whole idea started with rowing down the pond. And I heard an explosion. I don't like sudden loud noises. They scare me. And then all these people came running down the hill and jumped in the water in their finery and a bride and groom was with them, and that's where it all started.
Judy Blume