Judy Blume Quotes

“My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.”

“Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it.”

“Librarians save lives: by handing the right book, at the right time, to a kid in need”

“Our finger prints don't fade from the lives we touch.”

“She wondered if all the firsts in her life would go by so quickly, and be forgotten just as quickly.”

“The best books come from someplace deep inside…. Become emotionally involved. If you don't care about your characters, your readers won't either.”

“Censors never go after books unless kids already like them. I don’t even think they know to go after books until they know that children are interested in reading this book, therefore there must be something in it that’s wrong.”

“Something will be offensive to someone in every book, so you've got to fight it.”

“It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written.”

“Believe in yourself and you can achieve greatness in your life.”

“I can't let safety and security become the focus of my life.”

“The truth will make you odd.”

“Not everything has to have a point. Some things just are.”

“Snoring keeps the monsters away.”

“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.”

“You've never been in love," she said. "You don't understand."

"If being in love means giving up your freedom, not to mention your opportunities," Caitlin said, "Then I haven't missed anything.”

“Like my mother said, you can't go back to holding hands”

“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”

“We must — we must — we must increase our bust!”

“I love you, Michael Wagner.”

“Forever?” he asked.

“Forever,” I said.”

“Fear is often disguised as moral outrage.”

“Without peanut butter, I might starve.”

“Things change…things happen…things you can’t even imagine when you’re young and full of hope.”

“Suddenly question number four popped into my mind. Have you thought about how this relationship will end?”

“What's the point of thinking about how it's going to end when it's just the beginning?”

“Are you there God? It's Me, Margaret….”

“It's not so much that I like him as a person God, but as a boy he's very handsome.”

“It's strange, but when it comes right down to it I never do fall apart--even when I'm sure I will.”

“Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.”

“Little kids are amazing. They seem able to adjust to anything.”

“But if you aren't any religion, how are you going to know if you should join the Y or the Jewish Community Center?”

“Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch”