Quotes from Judy Blume

Librarians save lives: by handing the right book, at the right time, to a kid in need

I can't let safety and security become the focus of my life.

What's the point of thinking about how it's going to end when it's just the beginning?

Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.

I discovered the National Coalition Against Censorship when I felt totally alone in my fight to protect intellectual freedom, and that group changed my life. I was no longer alone.

It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written.

The truth will make you odd.

"Margaret" was just my truth. It was what I knew to be true about sixth grade.

The creative process; I enjoy thinking up the stories and situations for my books.

I love to watch movies.

You've never been in love," she said. "You don't understand." "If being in love means giving up your freedom, not to mention your opportunities," Caitlin said, "Then I haven't missed anything.

I love you, Michael Wagner." "Forever?" he asked. "Forever," I said.

you can't deny they ever happened. You can't deny you ever loved them, love them still, even if loving them causes you pain

I fell in love with books at the Elizabeth Public Library when I was four.

I love to talk with children. I try to visit schools but it's hard for me to travel when I'm trying to write. Some authors are able to do both.

I don't necessarily want to talk about a book that I read. Even when I love it.

I love movies, and theater, and kayaking, reading, biking, walking - oh, and dancing. I love to dance!

I can't read fiction when I'm writing fiction, because I get intimidated if I read something really good.

I think divorce is a tragedy, traumatic and horribly painful for everybody. That's why I wrote 'Smart Women.' I want kids to read that and to think what life might be like for their parents. And I want parents to think about what life is like for their kids.

I do quite a bit of traveling. But sometimes I just want to stay at home!

I meet people on the street or at book signings and they tend to treat me as if they know me, as if we're connected. It's great.

The protests against Harry Potter follow a tradition that has been growing since the early 1980s and often leaves school principals trembling with fear that is then passed down to teachers and librarians.

I'm not good at keeping secrets.

As a child who loved to read, I had trouble finding honest stories. I felt that adults were always keeping secrets from me, even in the books I was reading.