Literature Quotes

Books change lives. Authors and readers reflect on the power of the written word.

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"Literature is best when written in slapstick."
Itchy and Scratchy
I
"Literature needs more slapstick violence."
Itchy and Scratchy
H
"Literature is the voice of humanity speaking across time."
Hermes
M
"Reading and literature open doors to worlds beyond our own."
Marge Simpson
M
"Literature shows us that we're not alone in our struggles."
Marge Simpson
P
"Literature allows us to live a thousand lives."
Professor Farnsworth
A
"Literature opens windows to different worlds."
Amy Wong
A
"Great literature never loses its relevance."
Amy Wong
F
"Literature captures the bends of the human spirit in words."
Flexo
F
"Literature helps us understand why humans bend the way they do."
Flexo
L
"Literature connects us across time and space."
Leela
L
"Books and stories connect us to humanity."
Leela
H
"If I don't write it down, it never happened."
Homer Simpson
Z
"To be or not to be? Preferably not to be."
Zoidberg
Z
"Literature suggests life has meaning. It does not."
Zoidberg
P
"The greatest literature teaches us about ourselves."
Professor Farnsworth
P
"Literature connects us across time and space."
Professor Farnsworth
A
"Literature expands the mind in ways nothing else can."
Amy Wong
A
"Literature connects us across time and experience."
Amy Wong
L
"Literature opens your mind to new worlds and ideas."
Leela
F
"Literature's full of characters who learned to bend with fate."
Flexo
F
"Literature teaches us that characters who bend survive - the rigid don't."
Flexo
B
"Literature is words on paper. I prefer bending."
Bender
H
"Literature expands the mind - during your lunch break."
Hermes
H
"Literature teaches timeless lessons about humanity."
Hermes
A
"Literature opens doors to infinite worlds and ideas."
Amy Wong
A
"Literature immortalizes the human experience."
Amy Wong
Z
"Literature would be better if it featured more tentacled protagonists."
Zoidberg
Z
"Literature often features heroes. I am... literature's cautionary tale."
Zoidberg
P
"Literature is something I've forgotten most of."
Professor Farnsworth