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Forever . . . (Richard Jackson Book)

Is there a difference between first love and true love? Judy Blume’s groundbreaking novel about teen sexuality has a fresh new look. The bed is brass, covered with a patchwork quilt, and “nice and firm,” Michael says, “in case you’re interested.

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“That’s not a bad word. ‘Hate’ and ‘war’ are bad words. ‘Fuck’ isn’t.”

— Judy Blume, amazon.com

Tagged: bad words, profanities, Fuck, Hate, War

“I wanted to tell him that I will never be sorry for loving him. That in a way I still do—that maybe I always will. I’ll never regret one single thing we did together because what we had was very special. Maybe if we were ten years older it would have worked out differently. Maybe. I think it’s just…”

— Judy Blume, amazon.com

Tagged: Forever, Regrets, Love

“‘Forever?’ he asked. ‘Forever,’ I said.”

— Judy Blume, amazon.com

Tagged: promises, Forever

“It’s strange, but when it comes right down to it I never do fall apart—even when I’m sure I will.”

— Judy Blume, amazon.com

Tagged: keeping it together, Sanity, Falling Apart

“I still get angry when older people assume that everyone in my generation, screws around. They’re probably the same ones who think all kids use dope. It’s true that we are more open than our parents but that just means we accept sex and talk about it. It doesn’t mean we are all jumping into bed toge…”

— Judy Blume, amazon.com

Tagged: Generation Gap, Dope, Sex, Promiscuity

“Like my mother said, you can’t go back to holding hands.”

— Judy Blume, amazon.com

Tagged: Holding Hands, Point of No Return

“I wanted to tell him that I will never be sorry for loving him. That in a way I still do - that maybe I always will. I'll never regret one single thing we did together because what we had was very special. Maybe if we were ten years older it would have worked out differently. Maybe. I think it's jus…”

— Judy Blume, amazon.com

Tagged: Banned Books