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> [“What I worry about most is the loss to young people. If no one speaks out for them, if they don't speak out for themselves, all they'll get for required reading will be the most bland books available. And instead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blume/what-i-worry-about-most-is-the-loss-to-young-people-if-no-one-speaks/)

[Judy Blume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blume/)

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## 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/)

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