“Sometimes I'll say, "I wrote that book," and the person will look at you as if you're really strange. One time that happened to my daughter on a plane. She was sitting next to a girl who was reading one of my books and my daughter said, "My mother wrote that book." And the girl started to quiz my daughter, asking her all sorts of questions, like what are the names of Judy's children and where did she grow up. My daughter thought it was so funny.” IfsLooksChildrenPersonsSaidBookSometimesMotherGirlReadingNextNamesGrowsGrowing UpHappenedStrangeDaughterSittingAskingPlanesMy DaughterOne TimeQuiz Author:Judy Blume
“My parents gave me that gift of "reading is a good thing." I mean my mother was afraid of everything. But she was never afraid that Judy is reading.” MeanMotherReadingParentGood Things Author:Judy Blume
“My mother was a cracker jack typist. And she would come in and sit at my house and type the final type script before I would then send it to the publisher. And it was nice for us.” MotherHouseNiceTypeFinalsScriptsPublishersCrackers 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
“Like my mother said, you can't go back to holding hands” SaidHandsMotherHolding HandsHigh School Love Book:Forever . . . Source: Forever . . .
“I like one hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain and things that are pink. I hate pimples, baked potatoes, when my mother's mad, and religious holidays.” MotherHateReligiousHairRainI HateMadFishesSmellHolidayPotatoesTunaPimplesReligious HolidaySmell Of RainBaked PotatoesTuna Fish Author:Judy Blume
“When I was growing up, I dreamed about becoming a cowgirl, a detective, a spy, a great actress, or a ballerina. Not a dentist, like my father, or a homemaker, like my mother - and certainly not a writer, although I always loved to read.” MotherFatherGrowing UpGrowingBecomingActressesSpyDetectivesDentistBallerinaHomemakerCowgirls Author:Judy Blume
