Judy Blume : (7)

" A novel is about people. " - 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

" Parents still have a big influence on their kids – just ask any therapist. No, really, I think the parent is the most important influence on children: It’s how they learn to love and treat other people. " - Judy Blume

" 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. " - Judy Blume

" The women’s movement was slow in coming to suburban New Jersey. " - Judy Blume

" A good writer is always a people watcher. " - Judy Blume

" Nobody talks about housewives anymore! This is what we were supposed to do in the ’50s. Not everybody, but in my milieu. My crowd. You went to college, and you got a degree in case, God forbid, you ever had to work. And you better find somebody to marry while you’re there, because otherwise, what’s going to become of you? " - Judy Blume