359 Quotes by Judy Blume

I'm not good at keeping secrets.

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.'

By the time I was 12, I was reading my parents' books because there weren't teenage books then.

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

I'm thinking of sending out censorship packets: information to share with those who want to defend my books when they come under fire. I'll tell why I wrote them and include reviews and letters of support from children and their parents.

I wish I could prevent my kids from making all the mistakes I've made. But I can't do that. No parent can.

If only there was a vaccine to protect against breast cancer, we'd be lining up - wouldn't we?

When I lock myself up to write, I cannot allow myself to think about the censor or the reviewer or anyone but my characters and their story!

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.