“I love movies, and theater, and kayaking, reading, biking, walking - oh, and dancing. I love to dance!” ReadingWalkingTheaterDancingMovie LoveBikingKayaking Author:Judy Blume
“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.” IfsThinkingWantWritingYearsTwoBookCharacterThreeNextAsksNext YearNew Books Author:Judy Blume
“I kept a diary as a teenager but I never would have shared it with anyone. Still, I think it's very good practice to write things down.” ThinkingWritingStillsPracticeVery GoodTeenagerDiaries Author:Judy Blume
“I've heard that some authors do dream their books and I would love that if it happened to me, but so far it hasn't. Sometimes I'll get a good idea during the night and if I don't write it down, I won't remember it the next morning.” IfsWritingBookIdeasSometimesDreamRememberNightNextMorningHappenedHeardGood Ideas Author:Judy Blume
“Maybe the idea of me is more powerful than I perceive myself being.” IdeasPowerfulPerceive Author:Bonnie Raitt
“One of the things that I'm glad about, though, is that regular people can relate to me.” PeopleGladRelate Author:Bonnie Raitt
“I'm the same on stage as I am off stage. A lot of people who I admire - Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne - are not that different either. You hope that if you met them that they'd be as nice and well-rounded as they appear.” PeopleIfsWellsDifferentNiceStageMetsAdmireWell RoundedSpringsteen Author:Bonnie Raitt
“I don't know that I'm unique in that people relate to my music, but I would hope people would say that I'm honest and that I do the best work I can possibly do instead of coasting.” PeopleKnowsI CanHonestUniqueRelateDo The BestBest Work Author:Bonnie Raitt
“I speak my mind and come from a place of conscience, as well as have fun as a musician.” MindWellsSpeakFunMusicianConscienceHaving Fun Author:Bonnie Raitt
“The generation I grew up in was the beginning of "stand up for yourself," whether being a singer-songwriter or a feminist. In my college years, the feminist movement was really coming to fore, so we wouldn't have put up with guys treating us less than equal.” YearsGuyGenerationsMovementCollegeGrewEqualGrew UpFeministSingersSongwritersSinger SongwritersFeminist MovementStand Up For YourselfCollege Years Author:Bonnie Raitt