Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear.

Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.

When I lock myself up to write, I cannot allow myself to think about the censor or the reviewer or anyone but my characters and their story!

[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.

The best books come from someplace inside. You don't write because you want to, but because you have to.

The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.