Judy Blume Quotes

Because I'm such a creative person, and I've always got my nose in a book, I suppose it was only a matter of time before non-fiction turned into fiction again. But I never consciously set out to become a writer and I never thought I'd be doing the things I'm doing today.

I always knew I was going to grow up to be a storyteller; that's one of the earliest things I remember about myself. There was never a question of me not writing.

When I went to college I took a creative writing class and decided in a week to be a writer.

As an author, I've never forgotten how to daydream.

As a child, I amused myself by making up stories. I'd lie in bed when I was supposed to be sleeping and imagine other lands where people were doing fascinating things. By fifth grade, I knew I wanted to be a writer, but it took several more decades to really find my way as an author.

I don't think I knew I would be a writer. I wanted to become a writer, and I tried to write.

I cannot recall any moment of clarity about becoming a writer. I always liked to read. That's what did it.

I didn't know I was gonna be a writer when I started out.

When I was a child, I loved making stories, so I thought maybe I would be a novelist.

I never thought I would grow up writing a book.

I love writing books - I really do. If I could just quit everything and work on a book every day, I would love that most.

I'm a compulsive storyteller, an avid reader, and have always nurtured the secret goal of spending my life as a writer.

I might be into writing... I'd like to try it someday. I always come up with some good ideas.

I may attempt a novel. I think that no matter what you write, it requires being honest with oneself, and you have to pull yourself out of the whirlwind of daily life.

I never really knew I wanted to 'be' a writer, but I was always writing from a very young age. It became more conscious as an ideal when I was in my twenties.

There's actually nothing interesting about me except what I write.

I started writing, or rather, thinking, stories as a child, and at that time the reason was very clear.

So, how to stay inside the world of entertainment without actually getting another job? I felt the only logical answer was to become a novelist. So I wrote the first book - driven by some very real feelings of desperation - and it worked.

If you think about becoming a writer, that's just really one of the big dreams I had. It's really important to have those dreams and pursue your passions.

I had thought of writing, actually, and that later on I'd be a novelist.

I think very visually, and I just never thought I had a novel in me.

The first time I can remember thinking that I would like to be a writer came in sixth grade, when our teacher Mrs. Crandall gave us an extended period of time to write a long story. I loved doing it. I started working seriously at becoming a writer when I was seventeen.

I had no real idea I was going to become a writer. It was just a game for me. I just liked pretending, daydreaming and imagining.

Although I always loved reading and putting words on paper, I never thought about becoming a writer until I was twelve.

If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.