Banned Quote by Ken Bruen Download Open image “The Local Paper here asked that me books be banned…THE HIGHEST PRAISE for an Irish writer.” — Ken Bruen ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Banned Book Books Paper Praise Writing
“If it's well written, even an obscene book cannot be immoral. John McGahern, Galway, October 6th 2003. "Acclaimed as the most important Irish novellist… — John McGahern Copy Share Image
I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer. — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
“You, dear reader, I am sure cannot imagine what it might be like to live in a world in which books are banned. For surely, such things will never happen in the Future? Thank Thor that you live in a time and a place where people have the right to live and think and write and read their books in… — Cressida Cowell Copy Share
“The problem in our country isn't with books being banned, but with people no longer reading. You don't have to burn books to destroy… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
There are a few Irish writers who have a very strong influence on me, especially on the 'Take Me to Church' EP. — Hozier Copy Share Image
Despite being from Ireland, I've always avoided writing about it, for two reasons. For a very small country, Ireland has produced an astonishing number… — Maggie O'Farrell Copy Share Image
“Books are our windows on the world. They permit us to safely experience other lives and ways of thinking and feeling. Books give us… — Harry Mazer Copy Share Image
“...books, ingeniously coupled with music and alcohol, enabled the Irish to transcend reality.” — Joe Queenan Copy Share Image
I don't think anyone should be banned. If you don't like a book, set it aside. — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
“Every time they ban the book, it becomes national headlines. I sell more books, so it’s actually lucrative for me. We call Banned Books Week in my house “Big-Assed Royalties Week.” — Sherman Alexie Copy Share
The writing is a joy, so seamless you nearly miss the sheer artistry of the style and the terrific, wry humour. — Ken Bruen Copy Share Image
“You know, Jack . . . you don’t mind if I call you Jack, do you?” “It’s my name, just don’t wear it out.” — Ken Bruen Copy Share Image
“During my final London weeks, I'd watched Wolf Hall and marveled at the absolute stillness of Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell. In an era… — Ken Bruen Copy Share Image
And so evil flourishes and spreads because decent people don't want to make a fuss. — Ken Bruen Copy Share Image
“A mini-cab later and he arrived in Stockwell, where the pit bulls travelled in twos. Ludlow Road is near the tube station, a short… — Ken Bruen Copy Share Image
“Galway born Jack Taylor helped apprehend the person suspected of killing swans. In recent weeks, residents of the Claddagh had been outraged at the… — Ken Bruen Copy Share Image
“She obviously had disappointing news in her teens and wasn't yet recovered.” — Ken Bruen Copy Share Image
“Your life is in some bizarre state when priests are throwing abuse at you on the street.” — Ken Bruen Copy Share Image
“I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange.”… — Ken Bruen Copy Share Image
Former social media user who got sick of it all when I was banned at Digg in 2007. Now Im back. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Political correctness is a major defect of the western ethos. Some Western countries have even passed blasphemy laws that would put you in legal… — Ali Sina Copy Share Image
Our main agenda is to have all guns banned of course. We must use whatever means possible. It doesn't matter if you have to… — Sarah Brady Copy Share Image
I tried to go to Kosovo to establish a statue to commemorate those who died during the wars, and to discuss moving on, so… — Ivica Dacic Copy Share Image
Nonsmokers should be banned from buying any product a smoker created. — Joe Strummer Copy Share Image
One of the lessons learned during the Vietnam War was that the depiction of wounded soldiers, of coffins stacked higher than their living guards,… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
East Germany was so total in its totalitarianism that everything was banned which wasn't compulsory. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I wanted to live with the ****ing manta rays, but they banned me from Sea World. — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned. — Cobi Jones Copy Share Image
As an author, you go into the school, it gets written about in the paper. It sucks that your book was banned, but you… — Matt de la Pena Copy Share Image