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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
Makes
Ears
Book
Blind
Need
Sight
Giving
Speech
Banning
Needs
Listen
Censoring
Gives
Closes
Silence
Banned
Books
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