“But if you aren't any religion, how are you going to know if you should join the Y or the Jewish Community Center?” IfsKnowsShouldCommunityJewish CommunityCommunity Centers Book:Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Source: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
“I would make up [Theodor] Seuss-like books at night when I was cleaning up from the dinner, you know, putting these little kids to bed, reading them rhyming books. And so that's what I started doing. They were really bad. I have some in a box and it says on the box, it's a note to my kids you know, when I die, if you ever publish these I will come back and haunt you.” IfsKnowsLittlesBookKidsNightDiesReadingBedNotesBoxesDinnerCleaningLittle KidPublishRhymingCleaning Up Author:Judy Blume
“I didn't know I was really a writer until I read it in the New York Times. And then I thought, "Oh my god, maybe I can really do this". That was a review of "Margaret."” KnowsI CanNew YorkReviewsNew York Times Author:Judy Blume
“That's good when you don't know what you're doing. But you're doing it and it's spontaneous and you're not afraid.” KnowsNot AfraidSpontaneous Author:Judy Blume
“I don't really know exactly how it happened but I don't like the idea that I would ever have said I'm going to write about racism or puberty or bullying.” KnowsWritingSaidIdeasHappenedRacismBullyingPuberty Author:Judy Blume
“I know where "Blubber" came from. It came from stories that my daughter told me when she came home from fifth grade. There was a kid in the class who was being bullied. We didn't even call it bullying then, that's what's so weird. Victimization in the classroom. The word bully was so out, was so not in use for all those years and now it's back big time.” KnowsYearsStoriesUseHomeBigsKidsClassDaughterGradesMy DaughterBullyingClassroomBullyFifthBulliedVictimizationBeing BulliedFifth Grade Author:Judy Blume
“With "Margaret," I remember clearly it was, you know because I did remember it clearly. I was young. I was young in terms of experience and what did I know about and I had an incredible memory from my own childhood. And so it never occurred to me to write for any other age group. And I thought I'm going to write a book and I'm going to tell the truth.” KnowsWritingBookAgeRememberYoungTermMemoriesMy OwnGroupsChildhoodIncrediblesTelling The Truth Author:Judy Blume
“I thought [books ban] was crazy. Really my thoughts were "This is America, we don't do this here" but of course I know a lot better now. And I wasn't the only one. Norma Klein was writing at the same time. Her books were going. So many of us. When you say to me, no you can't do this I say, oh yes I can.” KnowsWritingI CanBookAmericaCoursesCrazyMy ThoughtsBansBetter NowYes I Can Author:Judy Blume
“My mother never talked about sex. I was on the Dr. Ruth [ Westheimer] show once - this is years and years and years ago - and it was her Mother's Day show. And I didn't know what we were going to talk about but what she decided we were going to talk about was female masturbation. My mother had invited all her girlfriends. And you know these were all women in their late seventy's maybe they were in their eighty's by then and then and they were horrified because Dr Ruth had a little she had a little chart up you know "female masturbation".” KnowsYearsLittlesShowsMotherSexLateFemaleYears AgoDecidedGirlfriendDrsSeventiesInvitedEightyMothers DayMasturbationRuth Author:Judy Blume
“Heavy petting, that was fun! That was good. And frankly, you know I wish kids would go back to it. It's very satisfying. And it's not as scary. So many girls, you know this. I mean they are having what we call sex. Right? They're having intercourse. They don't want to, they don't get anything out of it.” KnowsWantMeanKidsGirlFunWishSexScaryHeavySatisfyingIntercourse Author:Judy Blume
“I was Little Miss Perfect. That's where all the secrets come in, because you know damn well you are not perfect, but you think your parents want you to be. And so you pretend.” ThinkingKnowsWantWellsLittlesParentPerfectSecretMissingDamnNot Perfect Author:Judy Blume
“The parent reads the book. The kid reads the book and then they can talk about the characters instead of talking about themselves. You know there's a connection even if you don't talk about it when you read the same books.” IfsKnowsBookCharacterKidsParentTalkingConnections Author:Judy Blume
“It was a such a surprise, such an absolute shocking surprise to me to not know what you're doing and to find out that this thing that you don't even know how to do, that you're sure you don't know how to do, speaks to so many people and touches so many people in some way.” PeopleKnowsWaySpeakKnow HowAbsolutesSurpriseShocking Author:Judy Blume
“I want you to know it was no big deal...those movies showing women screaming in labor are plain bullshit....there's nothing to it...you just push and push and finally the baby pops out...to tell you the truth I don't even rember that much about it except there was a very nice guy standing over me and every time a strong contraction started he gave me a whiff of gas.” KnowsWantBigsGuyStrongDealsNiceBabyStandingLaborPopsGasI Want YouBullshitBig DealVery NiceNice GuyContractions Book:Forever . . . Source: Forever . . .
“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.” KnowsWayHappensTruth IsSupposed To BeDeep Down Author:Judy Blume
“Censors never go after books unless kids already like them. I don’t even think they know to go after books until they know that children are interested in reading this book, therefore there must be something in it that’s wrong.” ThinkingKnowsChildrenBookKidsReading Author:Judy Blume
“I made promises to you that I'm not sure I can keep. None of it has anything to do with you. It's just that I don't know what to do now. You must be thinking what a rotten person I am. Well, believe me, I'm thinking the same thing. I don't know how this happened or why. Maybe I can get over it. Do you think you can wait - because I don't want you to stop loving me. I keep remembering us and how it was. I don't want to hurt you ... not ever.” ThinkingKnowsWantBelieveWellsPersonsMadeI CanRememberWaitingHurtKnow HowHappenedPromiseNot SureOver ItBelieve In MeGet OverRottenLoving MeThinking The Same Author:Judy Blume
“I didn't know anything about writers. It never occurred to me they were regular people and that I could grow up to become one, even though I loved to make up stories inside my head.” PeopleKnowsStoriesGrowsGrowing Up Author:Judy Blume
“I think about Lenaya and Hugh. Will they know how much I've changed this year? Will they have changed too? I'll wait until tomorrow to find out. And then it's possible I won't find out after all. Because 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.” ThinkingKnowsWayLifeYearsHappensWaitingKnow HowChangedTomorrowTruth IsSupposed To BeDeep DownI've Changed Book:Tiger Eyes Source: Tiger Eyes
“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.” PeopleIfsKnowsBookStreetsTreatsConnectedKnow MeSigning Author:Judy Blume
