I fell in love with books at the Elizabeth Public Library when I was four... — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I wasn't interested in the kinds of books that I thought I should be reading. — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I don't necessarily want to talk about a book that I read. Even when I love it. — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
When I'm writing a book, you can't think about your audience. You're going to be in big trouble if you think about… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
The child from nine to 12 interests me very much. And so, those were the years that I like to write about,… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I loved to read, and I think any child who loves to read will read anything, including the back of the cereal… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
Librarians save lives by handing the right book at the right time to a kid in need. — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
What I remember when I started to write was how I couldn't wait to get up in the morning to get to… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
That's my anxiety dream. I go to the library and all the books on my subject are out. — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
The best books come from someplace inside. You don't write because you want to, but because you have to. — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I kept a diary as a teenager but I never would have shared it with anyone. Still, I think it's very good… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I've never really thought in terms of taboos. I think that books can really help parents and kids talk together about difficult… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
When I was twelve. And I was going through my parents' bookshelves, I found the most wonderful books and plenty of. Within… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
Books opened up a whole new world to me. Through them I discovered new ideas, traveled to new places, and met new… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
The parent reads the book. The kid reads the book and then they can talk about the characters instead of talking about… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I never thought about writing. I was married young, I was still in college, as we did then, and I had two… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I love picture books. I think some of the best people in children's books are the ones who create their own picture… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
“So many adults are exhausting themselves worrying about other people corrupting their children with books, they're turning kids off to reading instead… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I didn't know I was really a writer until I read it in the New York Times. And then I thought, "Oh… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
A lot of people worry much too much about what their children are reading... If a child picks up a book and… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I use a computer, but before I begin each new book I keep a notebook. I write down everything that comes to… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
In a New York Post interview, Judy Blume, author of young-adult fiction, gave this advice on getting your kids to read: "Moms… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
My parents gave me that gift of "reading is a good thing." I mean my mother was afraid of everything. But she… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
If all you leave in the library is books that you think speak to everyone, what are you going to have? You'd… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
Another thing all writers have in common is we're all observers. We pay attention to detail. — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I like revising much, much better than getting down a first draft. The first draft is just getting the pieces to the… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
The only thing that works with writing is that you care so passionately about it yourself, that you make someone else care… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I always had stories inside my head and one day I just decided to start writing them down. I didn't actually decide. — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I'm a rewriter. That's the part I like best . . . once I have a pile of paper to work with,… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I'm a more skilled writer now, but after 23 books it's harder to be fresh and that's really important to me. I… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I never read the "Bobbsey Twins" or "Boxcar Children."But I did remember being downtown, at the bookstore by myself and having an… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I didn't know anything about writers. It never occurred to me they were regular people and that I could grow up to… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
"Summer Sisters" is probably my least autobiographical book. The whole idea started with rowing down the pond. And I heard an explosion. I don't… — Judy Blume Copy Share
I have to go with what comes naturally to me. Fantasy isn't my thing. I did enjoy the Oz books when I was growing… — Judy Blume Copy Share
“Censors don’t want children exposed to ideas different from their own. If every individual with an agenda had his/her way, the shelves in the… — Judy Blume Copy Share
My husband says I have too much imagination, but I don't think a writer can have too much imagination! — Judy Blume Copy Share
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… — Judy Blume Copy Share
Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me. — Judy Blume Copy Share
“Precious Child... nothing matters but the moment. There might be no tomorrow and even if there is, nobody gives a damn.” — Judy Blume Copy Share
I wanted to write honest books for kids because I didn't have those when I was a kid. — Judy Blume Copy Share
Heavy petting, that was fun! That was good. And frankly, you know I wish kids would go back to it. It's very satisfying. And… — Judy Blume Copy Share
“So many adults are exhausting themselves worrying about other people corrupting their children with books, they're turning kids off to reading instead of turning… — Judy Blume Copy Share
It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. — Judy Blume Copy Share
I'm really quite bad at coming up with plot ideas. I like to create characters and just see what will happen to them when… — Judy Blume Copy Share
I kept a diary as a teenager but I never would have shared it with anyone. Still, I think it's very good practice to… — Judy Blume Copy Share
