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Ban This Book QUOTES

1 " Good books shouldn’t be hidden away. They should be read by as many people as many times as possible. "

― Alan Gratz , Ban This Book

2 " That’s what libraries were for: to make sure that everybody had the same access to the same books everyone else did. "

― Alan Gratz , Ban This Book

3 " How do you explain to someone else why a thing matters to you if it doesn’t matter to them? How can you put into words how a book slips inside of you and becomes a part of you so much that your life feels empty without it? "

― Alan Gratz , Ban This Book

4 " Mr. Pilkey smiled. “Well, I wish they were on the shelves, where everybody could read them,” he said. “I think it’s important that libraries be a place where you can find all kinds of books. Good ones, bad ones, funny ones, serious ones. Every person should be free to read whatever they want, whenever they want, and not have to explain to anyone else why we like it, or why we think it’s valuable. I hope you all get a chance to read my books someday. "

― Alan Gratz , Ban This Book

5 " That means letting them read books that are too easy for them, or too hard for them. That means letting them read books that challenge them, or do nothing but entertain them. And yes, it means letting students read books with things in them we might disagree with and letting them make up their own minds about things, which is downright scary sometimes. But that’s what good education is all about. "

― Alan Gratz , Ban This Book

6 " How do you explain to someone else why a thing matters to you if it doesn't matter to them? How can you put into words how a book slips inside of you and becomes a part of you so much that your life feels empty without it? "

― Alan Gratz , Ban This Book

7 " Probably because for all the amazing things books can do, they can't make you into a bad person "

― Alan Gratz , Ban This Book