“As a child who loved to read, I had trouble finding honest stories. I ...” — Judy Blume Quote

“As a child who loved to read, I had trouble finding honest stories. I felt that adults were always keeping secrets from me, even in the books I was reading.”

“My father died when I was still in college, and it was sudden, and he was my beloved parent, and you just can't imagine what you life is going to be like.”

“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.”

“I am going into the adult market because they don't care what label you are signed to or who you know.”

“Work is what structures adults' lives: it gives us purpose, focus, a set of responsibilities, and an identity. So when people are not participating in the labour market, all sorts of other things often start to go wrong.”

“Children will often write, 'We love your books because there are no adults in them.'”