Literature Quotes

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

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"Literature echoes with the voices of the dead."
Blade Runner
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"Literature is luxury. The law is necessity."
Judge Dredd
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"Literature opens doors to worlds you never knew existed."
Holly Gennero McClane
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"Literature is where other people's truths become yours."
Holly Gennero McClane
H
"Literature teaches us about ourselves through other people's stories."
Holly Gennero McClane
H
"Every book is an opportunity to live another life."
Holly Gennero McClane
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"Literature cannot capture the essence of true hunting."
Predator
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"The best stories are written by those who live to tell them."
Hudson
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"Literature connects us to humanity."
Holly Gennero McClane
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"Literature records only what the victors wish remembered."
Predator
H
"Literature connects us across time."
Hudson
H
"Literature shows us we're not alone."
Hicks
P
"Literature is the echo of distant civilizations."
Predator
H
"Literature keeps us connected to our humanity."
Hudson
H
"Books preserve the best of humanity."
Hudson
H
"Great literature speaks to something eternal in the human spirit."
Hudson
H
"Literature shows you how people think and feel. That's valuable intel."
Hicks
H
"Reading stories teaches you how humans think."
Hicks
H
"Literature is for peacetime. War is all the story we need."
Hicks
R
"Literature teaches you things life can't."
Ripley
M
"I felt like I was reading a book written for women."
Marla Singer
M
"You don't know about me without you've read this, but never mind."
Marla Singer
L
"Literature shows us we're not alone in our struggles."
Lieutenant Dan
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"Literature connects us across time and space."
Lieutenant Dan
T
"Literature teaches us about life."
T-1000
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"Good literature changes how you see the world."
Lieutenant Dan
L
"Literature expands the boundaries of experience."
Lieutenant Dan
C
"Great literature shows us we're never truly alone."
Cyborg
C
"Literature shows us we're not alone in our struggles."
Cyborg
C
"Literature shows me all the ways to be human—even when I'm not fully human myself."
Cyborg