Quotes About Books Being Banned

#1. 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 a culture. Just get people to stop reading them." ~Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury

#2. When Lafayette met him in 1775, the first volume of Raynal's 1770 History of the Two Indies had already been banned, which is to say it was a popular success, the Catholic Church's Index of Forbidden Books being the unofficial bestseller list of the day.

Sarah Vowell

#3. I decided to make the life I want, and put energy into what moves me, and not rely on anyone for approval of my choices.

Lauren Fleshman

#4. All things are from water and all things are resolved into water.

Thales

#5. I am not only overwhelmed with excitement to be back in the seat but also to show my support to help raise awareness to end domestic violence and sexual assault by displaying the 'No More' symbol as I pilot the No. 24 car.

Amber Cope

#6. I've always been very aware of what I'm saying, but I'm also aware of what you're saying. I always want to make sure that my point is clear.

Derek Jeter

#7. Being an author of banned books is cool, I've decided.

Lauren Myracle

#8. People that were in my life for a long time turned sinister and tried to control me, and all kinds of weird stuff happened. But there was no conscience involved; that threw me more than anything.

Lisa Marie Presley

#9. The truth was, Roger and I hadn't been close since Dad's trial. Maybe that was a euphemistic way of putting it. I didn't like the guy, and he didn't like me either. We barely tolerated each other.

Joseph Finder

#10. What I find cool about being a banned author is this: I'm writing books that evoke a reaction, books that, if dropped in a lake, go down not with a whimper but a splash.

Lauren Myracle

#11. Rincewind paused. In the deep canyons of his mind he thought he heard the distant rustle of ancient paper.

Terry Pratchett