I am certainly a fearful person, but fearless in my writing. So there's that other person inside. Judy Blume More Quotes by Judy Blume More Quotes From Judy Blume Caitlyn isn't someone to get over. She's someone to come to terms with, the way you have to come to terms with your parents, your siblings. You can't deny they ever happened. You can't deny you ever loved them, love them still, even if loving them causes you pain. Judy Blume siblingpainparent Determination and hard work are as important as talent. Judy Blume hard-workimportantdetermination The parent reads the book. The kid reads the book and then they can talk about the characters instead of talking about themselves. You know there's a connection even if you don't talk about it when you read the same books. Judy Blume characterkidsbook If no one speaks out for [young readers], if they don’t speak out for themselves, all they’ll get for required reading will be the most bland books available. Instead of finding the information they need at the library, instead of finding novels that illuminate life, they will find only those materials to which nobody could possibly object... In this age of censorship I mourn the loss of books that will never be written, I mourn the voices that will be silenced — writers’ voices, teachers’ voices, students’ voices — and all because of fear. Judy Blume readingteacherbook You think everything can be magically cured with vitamins?” “Everything but us. Judy Blume vitaminsthinking I am a big defender of 'Harry Potter,' and I think any book that gets kids to read are books that we should cherish, we should be thankful for them. Judy Blume kidsbookthinking Isn't that interesting. All the book clubs. I've never belonged to one. Judy Blume clubsbookinteresting It's strange, but when it comes right down to it I never do fall apart--even when I'm sure I will. Judy Blume falling-apartstrangefall I didn't know anything about writers. It never occurred to me they were regular people and that I could grow up to become one, even though I loved to make up stories inside my head. Judy Blume growing-upstoriespeople The only thing that works with writing is that you care so passionately about it yourself, that you make someone else care passionately about it. Judy Blume carewriting I was Little Miss Perfect. That's where all the secrets come in, because you know damn well you are not perfect, but you think your parents want you to be. And so you pretend. Judy Blume parentperfectthinking You've got to enjoy whatever you can and forget about the rest. Judy Blume forgivenessenjoyforget In a New York Post interview, Judy Blume, author of young-adult fiction, gave this advice on getting your kids to read: "Moms come up to me at book signings and describe how they're telling their daughters, 'These were my favorite books,'?" she says. "I say, 'Quit it! That's the biggest turnoff!'"You want to get them to read them, leave them around the house and every so often, say, 'You're not ready to read this yet.' Judy Blume daughtermomnew-york Without peanut butter, I might starve. Judy Blume peanutspeanut-buttermight I don't really know exactly how it happened but I don't like the idea that I would ever have said I'm going to write about racism or puberty or bullying. Judy Blume bullyingwritingideas Do not let anyone discourage you. If they try: get determined, not depressed. Judy Blume discouragingdeterminedtrying I made promises to you that I'm not sure I can keep. None of it has anything to do with you. It's just that I don't know what to do now. You must be thinking what a rotten person I am. Well, believe me, I'm thinking the same thing. I don't know how this happened or why. Maybe I can get over it. Do you think you can wait - because I don't want you to stop loving me. I keep remembering us and how it was. I don't want to hurt you ... not ever. Judy Blume hurtbelievethinking Snoring keeps the monsters away. Judy Blume snoringmonsters I think about Lenaya and Hugh. Will they know how much I've changed this year? Will they have changed too? I'll wait until tomorrow to find out. And then it's possible I won't find out after all. Because some changes happen deep down inside of you. And the truth is, only you know about them. Maybe that's the way it's supposed to be. Judy Blume lifeyearsthinking I am not scared of you, I am scare of these feelings. Judy Blume scarefearfeelings
