“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.”Judy Blume Tiger EyesSource: Tiger Eyes
“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.”Judy Blume
“What's the point of thinking about how it's going to end when it's just the beginning?”Judy Blume Summer SistersSource: Summer Sisters
“She wondered if all the firsts in her life would go by so quickly, and be forgotten just as quickly.”Judy Blume Summer SistersSource: Summer Sisters
“But if you aren't any religion, how are you going to know if you should join the Y or the Jewish Community Center?”Judy Blume Janie Are You There God? It's Me Margaret. (1970)