Few things in life seem more sexy than a banned book.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Being an author of banned books is cool, I've decided.
What I find cool about being a banned author is this: I'm writing books that evoke a reaction, books that, if dropped in a lake, go down not with a whimper but a splash.
Sometimes great, banned works defy the censor's description and impose themselves on the world - 'Ulysses,' 'Lolita,' the 'Arabian Nights.'
There is no denying the aesthetics of a well-made, well-loved book.
There's the theory that nudity doesn't really make something sexy; the characters and their relationship make it sexy.
Censorship is a strange situation. There was times when people would burn books because they didn't like what people were doing.
It's great people still care about books, and it's great you can still fashion a life from literature.
God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.
Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail.
I don't think anyone should be banned. If you don't like a book, set it aside.