359 Quotes by Judy Blume

Anyone who’s willing to run, I’m not willing to vote for.

I made promises to you that I'm not sure I can keep.

The truth will make you odd.

In a New York Post interview, Judy Blume, author of young-adult fiction, gave this advice on getting your kids to read: “Moms come up to me at book signings and describe how they’re telling their daughters, ‘These were my favorite books,’ ” she says. “I say, ‘Quit it! That’s the biggest turnoff!’“You want to get them to read them, leave them around the house and every so often, say, ‘You’re not ready to read this yet.’ 

But you have to be sure you can handle the situation before you jump into it.

A person without curiosity may as well be dead.

Nights are the worst. You just don't know what it's like for me, trying not to think of [him]...knowing that we're going to be apart for so long. It's pure torture.

Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret. I just told my mother I want a bra. Please help me grow God. You know where.

A person can have a happy and fulfilling life without children.