“- Mayor Henry Manville: These books must be burned, Professor Sorel.
- Professor Sorel: By your order, Mr. Mayor? Or by order of the enemy?
- Mayor Henry Manville: Voltaire. Plato. The Republic. My dear friend, we have to be careful about that word: Republic.”
Thurston Hall - Mayor Henry Manville
Philip Merivale - Professor Sorel

“- Mr. Marcus: The books have been classified as obscene and will not be allowed through the border. Now, if I can just get you to sign here.
- Frances: Little Red Riding Hood is obscene?
- Mr. Marcus: Well, we, we thought it was something else.”
Jay Brazeau - Mr. Marcus
Ann-Marie MacDonald - Frances

“- Jamal: We've been talking about your book at school.
- Forrester: People have been talking about it for years. They just haven't been saying anything.
- Jamal: I think I got it down, though. I figure you were writing about how life never works out.
- Forrester: Really? You had to read a book to figure that out?”
Rob Brown - Jamal Wallace
Sir Sean Connery - William Forrester

“Censorship. You're telling us what we can and can't say to the press. That's un-American.”
Lucas Black - Chris Kruger

“- James West: Gordon, when you tell this story to your grandkids, you be sure to leave this part out.
- Artemus Gordon: Don't worry.”

Will Smith - James West
Kevin Kline - Artemus Gordon