It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. Judy Blume
I hate first drafts, and it never gets easier. People always wonder what kind of superhero power they'd like to have. I wanted the ability for someone to just open up my brain and take out the entire first draft and lay it down in front of me so I can just focus on the second, third and fourth drafts. Judy Blume
It's all about your determination, I think, as much as anything. There are a lot of people with talent, but it's that determination. Judy Blume
I never thought about writing. I was married young, I was still in college, as we did then, and I had two babies before I was 25, and I loved them, and I loved taking care of them, but I was a little bit cuckoo, staying at home and not having a creative outlet. Judy Blume
I always have trouble with titles for my books. I usually have no title until the editor has to present the book and calls me frantically, 'Judy, we need a title.' Judy Blume
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. Judy Blume
I'm really quite bad at coming up with plot ideas. I like to create characters and just see what will happen to them when I let them loose! Judy Blume
I am a big defender of 'Harry Potter,' and I think any book that gets kids to read are books that we should cherish, we should be thankful for them. Judy Blume
The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers. Judy Blume
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. 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. Judy Blume
When I started to write, it was the '70s, and throughout that decade, we didn't have any problems with book challenges or censorship. Judy Blume
The child from nine to 12 interests me very much. And so, those were the years that I like to write about, when I'm writing. Judy Blume
I'm an e-mail junkie though I'm trying to read my in-box only twice a day and to answer all at once. Judy Blume
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. Judy Blume