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Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.

Stephen Chbosky

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Stephen Chbosky
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 25
Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Closes
Gives
Banned
Silence
Censorship
Books
Ears
Makes
Blind
Book
Sight
Need
Speech
Banning
Giving
Censoring
Needs
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