Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“Bring on the controversy. I write real life. It's harsh and sometimes gritty, but it's real. Why should we tip toe around… — Shandy L. Kurth Copy Share Image
“Calling a book "Young Adult" is just a fancy way of saying the book is censored.” — Oliver Markus Copy Share Image
Something will be offensive to someone in every book, so you've got to fight it. — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
“If somebody is telling you there is one history, one people & one version of events, you should consider what side of… — Sara Ellie MacKenzie Copy Share Image
“There are lessons to be learned from history — but generally those lessons are only known to those who read books, not… — Brian Dunning Copy Share Image
“Above all, for his merciless, contemptuous treatment of Clifford Chatterley, blown to bits in Flanders in 1918, Lawrence can be damned to… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
“For centuries censorship has created best sellers because, as Michel de Montaigne said, 'To forbid us anything is to make us have… — Margaret Bald Copy Share Image
“I do not believe that any book should be denied to the man who possesses the wisdom to understand it, Bruno, but… — S.J. Parris Copy Share Image
“The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is… — Henry Steele Commager Copy Share Image
In this age of censorship, I mourn the loss of books that will never be written, I mourn the voices that will… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
Possession of books denounced as heretical was made a criminal offense. Copies of such books were burned and destroyed. But in Upper… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
I have boys, and boys are particularly resistant to reading books. I had some success recently with Sherman Alexie's great young adult… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
“If there's one American belief I hold above all others, it's that those who would set themselves up in judgment on matters… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“The current wave of book banning sweeping the country has created a chilling effect on our education system and the purchasing of… — Amanda Jones Copy Share Image
