Banned Quote by Ruth First

“You, dear reader, I am sure cannot imagine what it might be like to live in a world in which books are banned. For…

— Cressida Cowell

The book which most deserved to be banned would be a catalog of banned books.

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

Young adult author Richelle Mead holds the distinction to perhaps be the only author ever to have a book banned... before it was even…

— Andrew Shaffer

“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

Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we…

— Stephen Chbosky

I thought [books ban] was crazy. Really my thoughts were "This is America, we don't do this here" but of course I know a…

— Judy Blume

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

And at the end of the day, there was an attempt to suppress a book. The book wasn't suppressed. It's freely available in whatever…

— Salman Rushdie

I don't think anyone should be banned. If you don't like a book, set it aside.

— Vikram Seth

Banning books is just another form of bullying. It's all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear…

— James Howe

There are a number of people without whom I could not have written this book, but I hope you don't hold that against them.…

— Dave Barry

You had censorship. If you brought a manuscript to the publisher, you knew he would suggest changes. If you wanted to write and speak…

— Stefan Heym