When I lock myself up to write, I cannot allow myself to think about the censor or the reviewer or anyone but my characters and their story!
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Nobody ever asks me why my characters don't text each other. Besides, as soon as you put something 'electronic' in a book, it's already out of date by the time it's published: everything will have changed. Human emotion, on the other hand, will never change.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Human emotions are timeless, while technology quickly becomes outdated.
In this quote, Judy Blume emphasizes the enduring nature of human emotions compared to the rapidly changing landscape of technology. She suggests that while electronic forms of communication may be relevant for a moment, they ultimately become obsolete, whereas the feelings and connections that define human experience remain constant across time.
Themes
Human EmotionTechnologyLiteratureTimelessCommunication
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the value of storytelling in an age of technology.
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