359 Quotes by Judy Blume

Moms come up to me at book signings.

I'm a more skilled writer now, but after 23 books it's harder to be fresh and that's really important to me. I don't want to write the same thing over and over again.

Something awful happens to a person who grows up as a creative kid and suddenly finds no creative outlet as an adult.

But if you aren't any religion, how are you going to know if you should join the Y or the Jewish Community Center?

My characters live inside my head for a long time before I actually start a book. They become so real to me, I talk about them at the dinner table as if they are real. Some people consider this weird. But my family understands.

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!

Its all about your determination, I think, as much as anything. There are a lot of people with talent, but its that determination.

My mother was my greatest fan.

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.