Believe Quote by Octavio Paz

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

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

— Pete Hautman

I don't like writers. They're dangerous people.

— Greta Garbo

The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers

— Jacques Barzun

Fiction is more dangerous than nonfiction because it can seduce better. I think we all know this, know that deeper truths can be approached…

— Chris Abani

“All forms of literature are dangerous; but in none is the danger more acute than in historical fiction...”

— John Julius Norwich

The multitude of books is a great evil. There is no limit to this fever for writing; every one must be an author; some…

— Martin Luther

Fiction is risky for writers also in that the process of making certain books, of shaping certain narratives, leaves scars and marks on your…

— Chris Abani

Writers in repressive societies are considered dangerous. That's why so many of them are in jail.

— Don DeLillo

Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is…

— E. L. Doctorow

I feel that there are two kinds of writers. I feel that there are writers who are storytellers and then there are those just…

— Steve Toltz

Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled This could change your life.

— Helen Exley