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Judy Blume

"If no one speaks out for [young readers], if they donâ€™t speak out for themselves, all theyâ€™ll get for required reading will be the most bland books available. Instead of finding the information they need at the library, instead of finding novels that illuminate life, they will find only those materials to which nobody could possibly object... In this age of censorship I mourn the loss of books that will never be written, I mourn the voices that will be silenced â€” writersâ€™ voices, teachersâ€™ voices, studentsâ€™ voices â€” and all because of fear."

-- Judy Blume

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“I used to think that one of the great signs of security was the ability to just walk away.”
“I live to feel her fingers move inside of me like this. The bus makes another stop. A fat man climbs aboard, hauling himself up the stairs. I would kill him for one more moment with her fingers inside me. I donâ€™t have to. She gives me my moment for free. He lives because of her generosity. We all live because of her generosity.”
“I haven't lived my life through my daughters. Some parents devote everything to their children, which must be so hard, and it's very beautiful. But I'm a working parent, so I've always kept my own life.”
“Each one of us starts Karate with some particular reason: to be a good fighter, to keep in good shape, to protect oneself. I wanted to become very strong myself when I first began. But Karate training soon teaches that real strength is facing oneself strictly, with severe eyes. This is the first condition of martial arts training. Therefore, all karateka must be strong inwardly, but quite gentle to others. As we train together, each contributing to a good atmosphere, let's try to bring out that serious strong mentality from deep inside.”
“The artist's business requires an involvement in practically everything... The total scope of information he receives day after day is of concern.”
“Life is a mixture of light and shadow, calm and storm, and it's all good.”
“Not everyone deserves to be a musician, you get lucky enough to be one.”
“On the one hand, I'm a kind of crazy anarchist-sympathizer with a hippie background, so this sounds pretty good to me. Make something for the love of it! But the reality is so much more complicated.”

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