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41 " It's strange, but when it comes right down to it I never do fall apart--even when I'm sure I will. "
― Judy Blume , Forever . . .
42 " It's not so much that I like him as a person God, but as a boy he's very handsome. "
― Judy Blume , Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
43 " She wondered if all the firsts in her life would go by so quickly, and be forgotten just as quickly. "
― Judy Blume , Summer Sisters
44 " I wanted to tell him that I will never be sorry for loving him. That in a way I still do - that maybe I always will. I'll never regret one single thing we did together because what we had was very special. Maybe if we were ten years older it would have worked out differently. Maybe. I think it's just that I'm not ready for forever. "
45 " 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... "
46 " In this age of censorship, I mourn the loss of books that will never be written, I mourn the voices that will be silenced-writers' voices, teachers' voices, students' voices-and all because of fear. "
― Judy Blume , Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers
47 " Things change…things happen…things you can’t even imagine when you’re young and full of hope. "
― Judy Blume
48 " 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. "
49 " Something will be offensive to someone in every book, so you've got to fight it. "
50 " The best way to learn a foreign language is to fuck interesting foreigners. "
51 " Nights are the worst. You just don't know what it's like for me, trying not to think of [him]...knowing that we're going to be apart for so long. It's pure torture. "
52 " Book banning satisfied their need to feel in control of their children's lives. Those who censored were easily frightened. They were afraid of exposing their children to ideas different from their own. Afraid to answer children's questions or talk with them about sensitive subjects. "
53 " Our finger prints don't fade from the lives we touch. "
54 " You've never been in love," she said. "You don't understand.""If being in love means giving up your freedom, not to mention your opportunities," Caitlin said, "Then I haven't missed anything. "
55 " you can't deny they ever happened. You can't deny you ever loved them, love them still, even if loving them causes you pain "
56 " The best books come from someplace deep inside.... Become emotionally involved. If you don't care about your characters, your readers won't either. "
57 " Believe in yourself and you can achieve greatness in your life. "
58 " I love you, Michael Wagner.” “Forever?” he asked. “Forever,” I said. "
59 " Fear is often disguised as moral outrage. "
60 " Without peanut butter, I might starve. "