Literature Quotes

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

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B
"Literature is boring—give me action any day."
Biff Tannen
D
"Literature lets us live a thousand lives without leaving our chair."
David Duchovny
D
"Literature is the map to human experience."
David Duchovny
W
"Literature immortalizes the human condition across generations."
Walter Skinner
D
"Literature teaches us about ourselves."
Dr. Emmett Brown
F
"Literature preserves the truths that history denies."
Fox Mulder
G
"Literature preserves what we'd otherwise forget."
Gillian Anderson
G
"Literature is the mirror we hold up to ourselves."
Gillian Anderson
D
"Literature preserves the wisdom of those who came before."
Dana Scully
D
"Literature mirrors the human condition across centuries."
Dana Scully
C
"Literature teaches us how to lie convincingly."
Cigarette Smoking Man
C
"Literature is where we confess our darkest desires safely."
Cigarette Smoking Man
D
"Literature lets us live a thousand lives in one lifetime."
David Duchovny
D
"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages."
David Duchovny
W
"Literature keeps the human spirit alive in dark times."
Walter Skinner
F
"Literature opens windows into other worlds."
Fox Mulder
G
"Literature preserves the human experience."
Gillian Anderson
P
"Literature is a vindow into the human experience."
Pavel Chekov (New Timeline)
W
"Literature preserves the human spirit across time."
Walter Skinner
W
"Literature reminds us we are not alone in our struggles."
Walter Skinner
D
"Literature teaches us that we're all more similar than we are different."
Dana Scully
D
"Literature is where we find ourselves in others' stories."
Dana Scully
B
"Literature is boring."
Biff Tannen
M
"Literature opens doors to worlds ye cannae imagine."
Montgomery Scott (New Timeline)
M
"Literature is a conversation across generations."
Montgomery Scott (New Timeline)
L
"Literature preserves the best and worst of humanity."
Leonard McCoy (New Timeline)
L
"Literature teaches empathy across time and distance."
Leonard McCoy (New Timeline)
D
"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages past for future generations."
Dr. Emmett Brown
P
"Literature preserves the best of what we are and who we wish to be."
Pavel Chekov (New Timeline)
P
"Literature teaches us that we are not alone in our struggles."
Pavel Chekov (New Timeline)