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Great quotes, Charles.
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Thank you so much.
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Ahh, I think what Vonnegut is telling us is that ideas are contagious, and they’re spread by books.
As was Judy Blume, I’m fortunate to have parents who gave me the freedom to read whatever I wanted when I was growing up.
What I love about the Stephen King quote is the notion of kids becoming guerrilla fighters in the war against censorship by reading banned books.
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Liz, I agree completely.
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As you’ve shown in a previous post, many of the greatest books have been banned at some moment in time. Perhaps we, in part, fear that greatness. It makes little sense to me to ban a book that seeks to share a truth in some form, except for the fear of those that would control the masses. On a personal note, my own book for young adults has met with some controversy. On the cover, there is a hexagram, and one child mistook it for a pentagram ( I believe, I was not present) and asked the seller why she was selling a book with the mark of the devil on it! Goodness, that is quite the opposite effect that is intended, but it speaks to the fears and biases we have and pass down to our children. 😦
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Thank you for an excellent and compelling comment!
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Thank you for your compelling posts 🙂
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You are very welcome!
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Good quotes.
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Thank you!
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Great quotes. It is a particularly dangerous time when we have not only the same old phobic bans from the right but a new generation on the left going after books like Huck Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird for being insufficiently woke. I never expected the religious right to change its stripes, but the rest of us need to stay vigilant.
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Yes, we must always remain vigilant.
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I really love all the quotes you chose, Charles, but especially the one by King. I’ve always felt lucky that Germany isn’t that big in censoring books even for children. I can’t imagine what it would be like if it were.
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Sarah, thank you, and it is something that all of us must stay aware of.
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Absolutely!
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Kurt Vonnegut wrote some wonderful stuff. Every time i read or re-read his writings i learn something new.
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Yes, he did, and I agree with you.
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Excellent quotations, Charles! Stephen King’s quote is a great message for children.
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Thank you, Jennie.
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You’re welcome, Charles.
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