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title: "2 Alexander Quotes By Judith Viorst"
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> [I actually sat down and started three Alexanders at the same time. Two of them went in the trash and got stomped on because I hated the idea so much. And the one I came up with, I got very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/i-actually-sat-down-and-started-three-alexanders-at-the-same-time-two/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

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> ['Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever' was inspired by a combination of my grandson, my son, and myself - all those times when each of us has decided that we're just not going to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/alexander-who-s-trying-his-best-to-be-the-best-boy-ever-was-inspired/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

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## Other authors on Alexander

## More by Judith Viorst

> [I actually sat down and started three Alexanders at the same time. Two of them went in the trash and got stomped on because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/i-actually-sat-down-and-started-three-alexanders-at-the-same-time-two/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

> [I don't intend to stop showing a little cleavage. Nor do I intend to stop flashing a little thigh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/i-don-t-intend-to-stop-showing-a-little-cleavage-nor-do-i-intend-to/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

> [as we acquire new aches and new pains, our health care is, of necessity, being supplied by internists, cardiologists, dermatologists, podiatrists, urologists, periodontists, gynecologists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/as-we-acquire-new-aches-and-new-pains-our-health-care-is-of-necessity/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

> [There is a time to separate from our mother. But unless we are ready to separate-unless we are ready to leave her and be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/there-is-a-time-to-separate-from-our-mother-but-unless-we-are-ready/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

> [“I didn't really notice that he had a funny nose. And he certainly looked better all dressed up in fancy clothes. He's not nearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/i-didn-t-really-notice-that-he-had-a-funny-nose-and-he-certainly/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

> [I had lived with my mother in anger and love - I suppose most daughters do - but my children only knew her in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/i-had-lived-with-my-mother-in-anger-and-love-i-suppose-most-daughters/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

> [Love is when you realize that he's as sexy as Woody Allen, as smart as Jimmy Connors, as funny as Ralph Nader, as athletic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/love-is-when-you-realize-that-he-s-as-sexy-as-woody-allen-as-smart-as/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

> [We will have to give up the hope that, if we try hard, we somehow will always do right by our children. The connection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/we-will-have-to-give-up-the-hope-that-if-we-try-hard-we-somehow-will/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

> [Recognize joy when it arrives in the plain brown wrappings of everyday life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/recognize-joy-when-it-arrives-in-the-plain-brown-wrappings-of/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

> [“Strength is the capacity to break a Hershey bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/strength-is-the-capacity-to-break-a-hershey-bar-into-four-pieces-with/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

> [The best I can do is, it's like a 'ding!' You're writing, and then something starts falling into place, and you hear or feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/the-best-i-can-do-is-it-s-like-a-ding-you-re-writing-and-then/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

> [Don't let anything sneak past you. Don't say, 'Well, oh, I'll take a picture and put it in my photograph album.' I notice it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/don-t-let-anything-sneak-past-you-don-t-say-well-oh-i-ll-take-a/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

> [We lost not only through death, but also by leaving and being left, by changing and letting go and moving on. And our losses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/we-lost-not-only-through-death-but-also-by-leaving-and-being-left-by/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

> [Not listening is probably the commonest unkindness of married life, and one that creates - more devastatingly than an eternity of forgotten birthdays and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/not-listening-is-probably-the-commonest-unkindness-of-married-life/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

> [Because we believe ourselves to be better parents than our parents, we expect to produce better children than they produced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/because-we-believe-ourselves-to-be-better-parents-than-our-parents-we/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

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