Who said "Literature is how the dead try to speak to the living."?

This quote is attributed to Hades.

Literature is how the dead try to speak to the living. - Hades

"Literature is how the dead try to speak to the living."

Hades Literature

"I'm a businessman. I don't care how you do it, just get it done."

"The dead don't talk, do they?"

"I'm a lover of the arts."

"How very touching. I'm sure your parents are very proud."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."