--- title: "13 Ifs Quotes By Judy Blume" description: "13 Ifs quotes by Judy Blume. Plus more from Judy Blume and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/judy-blume-2002_air_concentrate-on-how-good-if-feels-to-be-a_3034588.png" --- > [Concentrate on how good if feels to be alive. No matter what. Just to see the color of the sky, just to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/concentrate-on-how-good-if-feels-to-be-alive-no-matter-what-just-to/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/judy-blume-2002_air_concentrate-on-how-good-if-feels-to-be-a_3034588.png) > [But if you aren't any religion, how are you going to know if you should join the Y or the Jewish Community…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/but-if-you-aren-t-any-religion-how-are-you-going-to-know-if-you/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b86/judy-blume-2002_community_but-if-you-aren-t-any-religion-how-are-y_1142778.png) > [Do not let anyone discourage you. If they try: get determined, not depressed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/do-not-let-anyone-discourage-you-if-they-try-get-determined-not/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ce/judy-blume-2002_determined_do-not-let-anyone-discourage-you-if-they_2036067.png) > [If all you leave in the library is books that you think speak to everyone, what are you going to have? You'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/if-all-you-leave-in-the-library-is-books-that-you-think-speak-to/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c4/judy-blume-2002_book_if-all-you-leave-in-the-library-is-books_1748967.png) > [I stop and think before I start a new book and ask myself do I really want to spend the next year…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-stop-and-think-before-i-start-a-new-book-and-ask-myself-do-i-really/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d5/judy-blume-2002_asks_i-stop-and-think-before-i-start-a-new-bo_3013330.png) > [I've heard that some authors do dream their books and I would love that if it happened to me, but so far…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-ve-heard-that-some-authors-do-dream-their-books-and-i-would-love/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2e/judy-blume-2002_book_i-ve-heard-that-some-authors-do-dream-th_663794.jpg) > [The parent reads the book. The kid reads the book and then they can talk about the characters instead of talking about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/the-parent-reads-the-book-the-kid-reads-the-book-and-then-they-can/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23e/judy-blume-2002_book_the-parent-reads-the-book-the-kid-reads_686056.png) > [My characters live inside my head for a long time before I actually start a book. They become so real to me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/my-characters-live-inside-my-head-for-a-long-time-before-i-actually/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/judy-blume-2002_book_my-characters-live-inside-my-head-for-a_1605217.jpg) > [ I would make up \[Theodor\] Seuss-like books at night when I was cleaning up from the dinner, you know, putting these little… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-would-make-up-theodor-seuss-like-books-at-night-when-i-was-cleaning/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81d/judy-blume-2002_bed_i-would-make-up-theodor-seuss-like-books_1648426.jpg) > [Sometimes I'll say, "I wrote that book," and the person will look at you as if you're really strange. One time that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/sometimes-i-ll-say-i-wrote-that-book-and-the-person-will-look-at-you/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b1/judy-blume-2002_asking_sometimes-i-ll-say-i-wrote-that-book-and_546571.png) > [A lot of people worry much too much about what their children are reading... If a child picks up a book and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/a-lot-of-people-worry-much-too-much-about-what-their-children-are/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cd/judy-blume-2002_book_a-lot-of-people-worry-much-too-much-abou_2260540.png) > [ If no one speaks out for \[young readers\], if they don’t speak out for themselves, all they’ll get for required reading will… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/if-no-one-speaks-out-for-young-readers-if-they-don-t-speak-out-for/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/judy-blume-2002_age_if-no-one-speaks-out-for-young-readers-i_51912.jpg) > [I don't believe in writer's block. There are good days when you're writing and less good days. I've learned that if it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-don-t-believe-in-writer-s-block-there-are-good-days-when-you-re/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecc/judy-blume-2002_believe_i-don-t-believe-in-writer-s-block-there_2335871.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Judy Blume > ["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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/summer-sisters-is-probably-my-least-autobiographical-book-the-whole/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-have-to-go-with-what-comes-naturally-to-me-fantasy-isn-t-my-thing-i/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/censors-don-t-want-children-exposed-to-ideas-different-from-their-own/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) > [Fear is often disguised as moral outrage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/fear-is-often-disguised-as-moral-outrage/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) > [My husband says I have too much imagination, but I don't think a writer can have too much imagination!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/my-husband-says-i-have-too-much-imagination-but-i-don-t-think-a/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) > [It's so amazing. I mean talk about sexuality changing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/it-s-so-amazing-i-mean-talk-about-sexuality-changing/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) > [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/if-no-one-speaks-out-for-young-readers-if-they-don-t-speak-out-for/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) > [Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/having-the-freedom-to-read-and-the-freedom-to-choose-is-one-of-the/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) > [“Precious Child... nothing matters but the moment. There might be no tomorrow and even if there is, nobody gives a damn.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/precious-child-nothing-matters-but-the-moment-there-might-be-no/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) > [I wanted to write honest books for kids because I didn't have those when I was a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-wanted-to-write-honest-books-for-kids-because-i-didn-t-have-those/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/heavy-petting-that-was-fun-that-was-good-and-frankly-you-know-i-wish/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/so-many-adults-are-exhausting-themselves-worrying-about-other-people/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) > [It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/it-s-not-just-the-books-under-fire-now-that-worry-me-it-is-the-books/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-m-really-quite-bad-at-coming-up-with-plot-ideas-i-like-to-create/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-kept-a-diary-as-a-teenager-but-i-never-would-have-shared-it-with/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/judy-blume/#itemlist", "name": "13 Ifs Quotes By Judy Blume", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Concentrate on how good if feels to be alive. No matter what. 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One time that happened to my daughter on a plane. She was sitting next to a girl who was reading one of my books and my daughter said, \"My mother wrote that book.\" And the girl started to quiz my daughter, asking her all sorts of questions, like what are the names of Judy's children and where did she grow up. 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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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Judy Blume" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/if-no-one-speaks-out-for-young-readers-if-they-don-t-speak-out-for/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/judy-blume-2002_age_if-no-one-speaks-out-for-young-readers-i_51912.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/judy-blume-2002_age_if-no-one-speaks-out-for-young-readers-i_51912.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/judy-blume-2002_age_if-no-one-speaks-out-for-young-readers-i_51912.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If no one speaks out for [young readers], if they don’t speak out for themselves, all they’ll get for…” — Judy Blume", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't believe in writer's block. 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