Books Quote by John Rhys-Davies

I understand why parents worry about books - they're worried about their kids. They want to keep their kids safe. But parents aren't always…

— Lauren Myracle

All books are in safe hands with me. They're my children, my inky children, and I look after them well. I keep the sunlight…

— Anonymous

It is very risky. But each time a child opens a book, he pushes open the gate that separates him from Elsewhere.

— Lois Lowry

Books are, at their heart, dangerous. Yes, dangerous. Because they challenge us: our prejudices, our blind spots. They open us to new ideas, new…

— Libba Bray

The minute I sit down and think 'Okay, this must be KID SAFE!' my Muse develops Tourrette's and goes to lunch with Clive Barker,…

— Ursula Vernon

The best way to get kids to read a book is to say: 'This book is not appropriate for your age, and it has…

— Philip Pullman

Yes, books are dangerous. They should be dangerous - they contain ideas.

— Pete Hautman

Books don't harm kids; they arm them.

— Mem Fox

If children feel safe, they can take risks, ask questions, make mistakes, learn to trust, share their feelings, and grow.

— Alfie Kohn

Children have a lot more to worry about from the parents who raised them than from the books they read.

— E. L. Doctorow

Putting lessons in young adult books is very dangerous.

— Ned Vizzini

I think of children's books as not so much for children, but as the filling that goes between the child world and the adult…

— Michael Rosen