--- title: "14 Knows Quotes By Judy Blume" description: "14 Knows quotes by Judy Blume. Plus more from Judy Blume and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/622/judy-blume-2002_fear_that-s-good-when-you-don-t-know-what-you_989960.png" --- > [That's good when you don't know what you're doing. But you're doing it and it's spontaneous and you're not afraid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/that-s-good-when-you-don-t-know-what-you-re-doing-but-you-re-doing-it/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/622/judy-blume-2002_fear_that-s-good-when-you-don-t-know-what-you_989960.png) > [I didn't know I was really a writer until I read it in the New York Times. And then I thought, "Oh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-didn-t-know-i-was-really-a-writer-until-i-read-it-in-the-new-york/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e50/judy-blume-2002_i-can_i-didn-t-know-i-was-really-a-writer-unti_2458180.jpg) > [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) > [I was Little Miss Perfect. That's where all the secrets come in, because you know damn well you are not perfect, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-was-little-miss-perfect-that-s-where-all-the-secrets-come-in/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ee/judy-blume-2002_damn_i-was-little-miss-perfect-that-s-where-a_1970443.png) > [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) > [I don't really know exactly how it happened but I don't like the idea that I would ever have said I'm going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-don-t-really-know-exactly-how-it-happened-but-i-don-t-like-the-idea/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5c/judy-blume-2002_bullying_i-don-t-really-know-exactly-how-it-happe_1629572.png) > [ 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) > [ I thought \[books ban\] was crazy. Really my thoughts were "This is America, we don't do this here" but of course I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-thought-books-ban-was-crazy-really-my-thoughts-were-this-is-america/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e83/judy-blume-2002_america_i-thought-books-ban-was-crazy-really-my_2458765.png) > [I think about Lenaya and Hugh. Will they know how much I've changed this year? Will they have changed too? I'll wait…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-think-about-lenaya-and-hugh-will-they-know-how-much-i-ve-changed/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/009/judy-blume-2002_change_i-think-about-lenaya-and-hugh-will-they_3006971.png) > [It was a such a surprise, such an absolute shocking surprise to me to not know what you're doing and to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/it-was-a-such-a-surprise-such-an-absolute-shocking-surprise-to-me-to/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cc/judy-blume-2002_absolutes_it-was-a-such-a-surprise-such-an-absolut_1585245.png) > [Heavy petting, that was fun! That was good. And frankly, you know I wish kids would go back to it. It's very…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e15/judy-blume-2002_fun_heavy-petting-that-was-fun-that-was-good_75995.png) > [I know where "Blubber" came from. It came from stories that my daughter told me when she came home from fifth grade.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/i-know-where-blubber-came-from-it-came-from-stories-that-my-daughter/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d1/judy-blume-2002_being-bullied_i-know-where-blubber-came-from-it-came-f_863429.jpg) > [With "Margaret," I remember clearly it was, you know because I did remember it clearly. I was young. I was young in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/with-margaret-i-remember-clearly-it-was-you-know-because-i-did/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccc/judy-blume-2002_age_with-margaret-i-remember-clearly-it-was_703438.png) > [ My mother never talked about sex. I was on the Dr. Ruth \[ Westheimer\] show once - this is years and years… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/my-mother-never-talked-about-sex-i-was-on-the-dr-ruth-westheimer-show/) [Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e3/judy-blume-2002_decided_my-mother-never-talked-about-sex-i-was-o_2291303.jpg) ## Other authors on Knows ## 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/knows/judy-blume/#itemlist", "name": "14 Knows Quotes By Judy Blume", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's good when you don't know what you're doing. 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