Christine Kallner

“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--all because of fear. How many have resorted to self-censorship? How many are saying to themselves, "Nope ... can't write about that. Can't teach that book. Can't have that book in our collection. Can't let my student write that editorial in the school paper.”
― Judy Blume, Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers

“Self-censorship can be very damaging to a story. When our chief goal is not to offend someone, we are not likely to write a book that will deeply affect someone.”
― Katherine Paterson, Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers

“Books are our windows on the world. They permit us to safely experience other lives and ways of thinking and feeling. Books give us a glimmer of the complexity and wonder of life. All this, the censor would deny us.”
― Harry Mazer, Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers

“I struggle each day not to let the fear of the censor poison my writing. Where the censor rules, a dull sameness creeps into books.”
― Harry Mazer, Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers