Judy Blume Quotes

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.

When I started to write, it was the ’70s, and throughout that decade, we didn’t have any problems with book challenges or censorship.

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.