I Am A Big Defender

No Place Has Delicatessen Like New York.

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 Lot Better Now. And I Wasn't The Only One. Norma Klein Was Writing At The Same Time. Her Books Were Going. So Many Of Us. When You Say To Me, No You Can't Do This I Say, Oh Yes I Can.

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 Children Are Interested In Reading This Book, Therefore There Must Be Something In It That’s Wrong.

In This Age Of Censorship, I Mourn The Loss Of Books That Will Never Be Written, I Mourn The Voices That Will Be Silenced-writers' Voices, Teachers' Voices, Students' Voices-and All Because Of Fear.

[i]t's Not Just The Books Under Fire Now That Worry Me. It Is The Books That Will Never Be Written. The Books That Will Never Be Read. And All Due To The Fear Of Censorship. As Always, Young Readers Will Be The Real Losers.