When I was first writing, my little prayers were, 'Please, please, please. Let something be published someday.' Then it went to, 'Please, please, please. Let somebody read this.' Judy Blume prayerpublishread Change image and share on social
We're supposed to be uncomfortable when we read something. That's how we learn. Judy Blume learnreadsuppose Change image and share on social
By the time I was 12, I was reading my parents' books because there weren't teenage books then. Judy Blume bookparentread Change image and share on social
I was a fearful kid and, for some crazy reason, a pretty fearless writer. Judy Blume crazyfearfulfearless Change image and share on social
It's all about your determination, I think, as much as anything. There are a lot of people with talent, but it's that determination. Judy Blume determinationlotpeople Change image and share on social
I don't think I could set a book in a place without knowing it really well. Judy Blume bookknowplace Change image and share on social
Parents still have a big influence on their kids - just ask any therapist. No, really, I think the parent is the most important influence on children: It's how they learn to love and treat other people. Judy Blume bigchildimportant share on social
I never thought I wanted to write about the '50s, because I thought it was the most boring and bland decade to grow up in, and I never wanted to go back there. Judy Blume 50sbackbland Change image and share on social
My father was the youngest of seven, and nobody lived to be 60. And so we were always sitting shiva in my house, and my father would say, 'Life goes on.' Judy Blume fatherhouselife Change image and share on social
The list of gifted teachers and librarians who find their jobs in jeopardy for defending their students' right to read, to imagine, to question, grows every year. Judy Blume defendfindgift Change image and share on social
