Linnea

“Incapaci di decifrare o di capire tutto ciò che fosse complicato o fuori dagli schemi, infuriati con quelli che consideravano serpi in seno, gli integralisti furono costretti a imporre le loro formule rudimentali anche alla narrativa. E così come perseguitarono i colori della realtà, cercando di adattarla al loro mondo in bianco e nero, si accanirono - al pari dei loro antagonisti ideologici - contro qualsiasi forma di interiorità in narrativa, finendo per perseguitare proprio i romanzi privi di contenuti politici. Come quelli della pericolosissima Jane Austen, ad esempio.”
― Azar Nafisi, Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books

“The movies can only, if they do anything at all, aggravate the damage. We deceive ourselves if we think that, by striking at the movies, we strike at the root of the evil. We cannot so easily shift guilt to the movie producers or the movie stars or the movie censors.

More censorship may be a cure that's worse than the disease, for we would be surrendering freedom of judgement in exchange for peace of mind. Not only our children but we ourselves may eventually find ourselves deprived of the right to distinguish for ourselves the difference between right and wrong, between good and evil.”
― Nick Joaquín, Reportage on Crime: Thirteen Horror Happenings That Hit the Headlines

“No," said Dina. "We don't burn books."

"Who's we?"

"People with an ounce of brain.”
― G. Willow Wilson, Alif the Unseen

“Tell me, what's the difference between tracking a wild beast and securing a husband?”
― Shari L. Tapscott, Moss Forest Orchid