Judy Blume citations

“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.”

“Precious Child… nothing matters but the moment. There might be no tomorrow and even if there is, nobody gives a damn.”

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

“Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear.”

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

“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”

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

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

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

“I love you, Michael Wagner.”

“Forever?” he asked.

“Forever,” I said.”

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

“We are friends for life. When we’re together the years fall away. Isn’t that what matters? To have someone who can remember with you? To have someone who remembers how far you’ve come?”

“Fear is often disguised as moral outrage.”

“Without peanut butter, I might starve.”

“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.”

“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?”

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

“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….”

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

“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.”