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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.
Judy Blume
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Judy Blume
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: February 12
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Judith Sussman
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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.
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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.
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I never read a horse book in my life. But I thought that's what my friends were reading and that's what I should be reading. And this was Dobbin Does This and Dobbin Does That.
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My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.
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I am not scared of you, I am scare of these feelings.
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My mother was my greatest fan.
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I love picture books. I think some of the best people in children's books are the ones who create their own picture books. I wish I could say I'm one of them, but I'm not.
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The best books come from someplace inside. You don't write because you want to, but because you have to.
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I am certainly a fearful person, but fearless in my writing. So there's that other person inside.
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I fell in love with books at the Elizabeth Public Library when I was four.
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[Writing] totally changed my life. It gave me my life. Everything opened up.
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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.
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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.
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When I'm writing a book, you can't think about your audience. You're going to be in big trouble if you think about it. You're got to write from deep inside.
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I think we made out [sexuality changing]. I think that's really great, and we didn't jump into intercourse. And there were no blow jobs.
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Something will be offensive to someone in every book, so you've got to fight it.
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Something awful happens to a person who grows up as a creative kid and suddenly finds no creative outlet as an adult.
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I stop and think before I start a new book and ask myself do I really want to spend the next year or two or three with these characters because if I don't, then I shouldn't be writing about them.
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Things change…things happen…things you can’t even imagine when you’re young and full of hope.
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Suddenly question number four popped into my mind. Have you thought about how this relationship will end?
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