Forbidden Quotes
It is forbidden to walk on the grass. It is not forbidden to fly over the grass.
"Games for Actors and non-Actors". Book by Augusto Boal, p. xxvi, 1992.
Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Teachings on Love: Easyread Edition”, p.6, ReadHowYouWant.com
Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful.
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.35, Nayika Publishing
There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.31, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
The more things are forbidden, the more popular they become.
Mark Twain (2012). “The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations”, p.13, Courier Corporation
"Annales" (AD 117), XIII, 1, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations, p. 600-02, 1922.
Heinrich Bullinger, Harding (1850). “The Decades of H. Bullinger ..”, p.55
Mind and night will meet, though in silence, like forbidden lovers.
Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.57
George Eliot (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)”, p.513, Delphi Classics
Cassandra Clare (2009). “City of Glass”, p.331, Simon and Schuster
Samuel Beckett (2007). “Molloy”, p.24, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Arundhati Roy (2002). “The God of Small Things”, p.217, Penguin Books India
Isaac Asimov (2012). “Prelude to Foundation”, p.242, Spectra
Malika Booker, Sharon Olds, Warsan Shire (2017). “Penguin Modern Poets 3: Your Family, Your Body”, p.71, Penguin UK