Book Quote by Laurie Halse Anderson

I don't for one second think about the possibility of censorship when I am writing a new book. I know I am a person…

— Lois Lowry

I refuse to censor myself and kids will find their own way to my books and to all of the books that matter to…

— Sherman Alexie

“Book banning satisfied their need to feel in control of their children's lives. Those who censored were easily frightened. They were afraid of exposing…

— Judy Blume

If we ever head down the American path of banning certain books or turning the editorial process into one of censorship, we will risk…

— Matt Haig

Our censorship has sort of gotten a little too far. Too much censorship is just as bad as having none at all. Children need…

— Zoe Saldana

I believe in any kid's ability to read any book and form their own judgements. It's the job of a parent to guide his/her…

— Sherman Alexie

One of the greatest threats facing book publishing, and the entire country for that matter, is censorship.

— Bennett Cerf

Censors never go after books unless kids already like them. I don’t even think they know to go after books until they know that…

— Judy Blume

The trouble with censorship is that once it starts it is hard to stop. Just about every book contains something that someone objects to.

— Studs Terkel

“Censorship and the suppression of reading materials are rarely about family values and almost always about control; About who is snapping the whip, who…

— Stephen King

“Those of us who oppose censorship believe that reading about something is a safe way to explore and understand it, and that it is…

— Joan Bertin

The prime goal of censorship is to promote ignorance, whether it is done via lying and bowdlerized school texts or by attacking individual books.

— Felice Picano