I must confess that I feel grateful for the banning, or the temporary withdrawal, of de Mello's books. I had heard of him, but never read his writings. Excommunication, somehow, has far more news value than beatification. So also the suppression of a book attracts greater publicity than its publication. ~ T.K. Thomas
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Suppression gets more news than publication; banning books attracts publicity.
- In plain terms
- Banning books gets more attention than publishing them.
- What can you take from it?
- Suppression attracts more publicity than publication.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why does suppression get attention?
- What does publicity reveal?
Another view
It focuses on the reaction rather than the content.
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