Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Quotes

“We must, we must, we must increase our bust.”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

“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

“I like one hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain and things that are pink. I hate pimples, baked potatoes, when my mother's mad, and religious holidays.”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

“As long as she loves me and I love her, what difference does religion make?”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret. I just told my mother I want a bra. Please help me grow God. You know where.”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

“Why do they wait until sixth grade when you already know everything?”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

“I lived in New York for eleven and a half years and I don't think anybody ever asked me about my religion. I never even thought about it. Now, all of a sudden, it was the big thing in my life.”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

“Are you still there God? It’s me, Margaret. I know you’re there God. I know you wouldn’t have missed this for anything! Thank you God. Thanks an awful lot.…”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“Now that’s my point about my mother. I mean, if she understands so much about me then why couldn’t she understand that I had to wear loafers without socks?”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

“Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret. What would you think of me doing a project on religion? You wouldn’t mind, would you God? I’d tell you all about it. And I won’t make any decisions without asking you first. I think it’s time for me to decide what to be. I can’t go on being nothing forever, can I?”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“I must—I must—I must increase my bust.”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“Well, that’s a first-year teacher for you! Didn’t he know that was a bad idea?”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret. I’m going to temple today—with Grandma. It’s a holiday. I guess you know that. Well, my father thinks it’s a mistake and my mother thinks the whole idea is crazy, but I’m going anyway. I’m sure this will help me decide what to be. I’ve never been inside a temple or a church. I’ll look for you God.”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“And it sparkled!”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“How can I stop worrying when I don’t know if I’m going to turn out normal?” “I promise, you’ll turn out normal.” Are”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“Especially since my mother says Grandma is too much of an influence on me.”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret. My father’s had an awful accident. Please help him God. He’s really very kind and nice. Even though he doesn’t know you the way I do, he’s a good father. And he needs his hand God. So please, please let him be all right. I’ll do anything you say if you help him. Thank you God.”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“I really like you, Margaret. How do you want me to kiss you?”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“So I wrote

I think male teachers are the opposite of female teachers.

There! That ought to do it. It was a stupid answer, but I also thought it was a pretty stupid question.”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

“That night I really worked hard. I read the first two chapters in my social studies book four times. Then I sat on my bedroom floor and did my exercise. “I must—I must—I must increase my bust!” I did it thirty-five times and climbed into bed. Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret. I just did an exercise to help me grow. Have you thought about it God? About my growing, I mean. I’ve got a bra now. It would be nice if I had something to put in it. Of course, if you don’t think I’m ready I’ll understand. I’m having a test in school tomorrow. Please let me get a good grade on it God. I want you to be proud of me. Thank you.”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“Well then, I'll just have to suffer”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

“She said, “I must—I must—I must increase my bust.” She said it over and over. We copied her movements and chanted with her. “We must—we must—we must increase our bust!”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“I love the way people always think they know somebody your age until you tell them how old you really are! “I’m going on twelve,” I said. “Gretchen is almost twelve too,” the doctor said. Well! He was right about my age.”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“slapped his leg.”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“Philip Leroy,”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret. I’ve been to church. I didn’t feel anything special in there God. Even though I wanted to. I’m sure it has nothing to do with you.”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“Forget it . . . I’m never”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

“Poor Mr. Benedict. He was really disappointed. The way he talked to us I got the feeling we made him nervous. Nobody seemed scared of him at all and you should always be a little scared of your teacher.”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“She said she didn’t know it herself until that afternoon when her mother took her to the beauty parlor and had a private talk with Mr. Anthony. Then Mr. Anthony started clipping away and next thing she knew—she had this new haircut. She looked like an elf. It did a lot for her.”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

“I figure this house-in-New-Jersey business is my parents’ way of getting me away from Grandma.”
― Judy Blume, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret