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" I have the most loyal readers in the world. "
Judy Blume
Loyal
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World
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" The child from nine to 12 interests me very much. And so, those were the years that I like to write about, when I'm writing. "
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" It's all about your determination, I think, as much as anything. There are a lot of people with talent, but it's that determination. "
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" If only there was a vaccine to protect against breast cancer, we'd be lining up - wouldn't we? "
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" I'm never doing a long novel again, truly. "
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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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" We can have our beliefs and still read and discuss things. "
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" The creative process; I enjoy thinking up the stories and situations for my books. "
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" At the time I wrote 'Forever,' I had a 14-year-old daughter, and she was reading a lot of books about young love. "
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" I loved to read, and I think any child who loves to read will read anything, including the back of the cereal box, which I did every morning. "
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" I used to love getting on planes. I loved the packing and going places. Now I don't because I've developed these really bad sinuses. I have to take a prednisone to fly, but it works, and I'm OK. "
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" I don't think I could set a book in a place without knowing it really well. "
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" I'll always be grateful for 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.' It brought me many, many, readers. "
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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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" 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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" People need stories; they want stories. They always will. "
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