Tag Archives: Judith Viorst

Love is the same as like except you feel sexier. Judith Viorst

Most of the characters I have in my children's books are grouchy or annoyed about something or are calling each other unfriendly names. Like my own kids, they're not honeys and sweetie pies and little angels. They're kids. Sloppy, dirty, stinky. Judith Viorst

It's very hard when I've seen a couple of people very beloved in my life with terrible degenerative diseases. Judith Viorst

You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have earned. Judith Viorst

In history class, I wrote a poem, 'The Royalists and the Roundheads.' I would write poems about driftwood in art class and little stories about the sun, moon, and stars in science class. Since not many kids were writing in class, I got away with it. Judith Viorst

Kids are always writing me: 'I had a bad day too.' 'I got gum in my hair.' And the kids also write to me to pass on advice to Alexander. My favorite one of those being, 'The next time you have a bad day, blame your brothers.' I didn't expect this. It's certainly the most […]

Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands – and then eat just one of the pieces. Judith Viorst

I didn't get one word published until I was well into my 30s. But I always tried. Judith Viorst

My first published writings were trying to take scientific concepts and make them clear for a general audience. Judith Viorst

Lust is what keeps you wanting to do it even when you have no desire to be with each other. Love is what makes you want to be with each other even when you have no desire to do it. Judith Viorst