“ Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me. Judy Blume
“ Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear. Judy Blume
“ Ideas seem to come from everywhere - my life, everything I see, hear, and read, and most of all, from my imagination. I have a lot of imagination. Judy Blume
“ The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers. Judy Blume
“ [I]t's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers w… Judy Blume
“ I loved to read, and I think any child who loves to read will read anything, including the back of the cereal box, which I did every morning. Judy Blume
“ Do you think just having a baby automatically makes you love it?''I'm not sure... you might have to learn to love it, like any other person. Judy Blume
“ What I remember when I started to write was how I couldn't wait to get up in the morning to get to my characters. Judy Blume
“ Precious Child... nothing matters but the moment. There might be no tomorrow and even if there is, nobody gives a damn. Judy Blume
“ Some changes happen deep down inside of you. And the truth is, only you know about them. Maybe that's the way it's supposed to be. Judy Blume
“ I think the child I was until 12 was so much more interesting than the teenager I became. As a teenager, you get wrapped up in your friends and sexual stuff, and the imaginative life you had, it just… Judy Blume
“ I am a big defender of 'Harry Potter,' and I think any book that gets kids to read are books that we should cherish, we should be thankful for them. Judy Blume
