Literature Quotes

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

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"Literature reflects life. I reflect light and good looks."
Ted Baxter
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"Literature immortalizes important figures. I'm already immortalized."
Ted Baxter
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"Literature teaches you about life, but living teaches you about literature."
Sue Ann Nivens
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"Literature shows us who we really are."
Lou Grant
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"Writers have the power to change minds."
Lou Grant
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"Literature opens doors to worlds you've never imagined."
Mary Richards Moore
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"Literature is important, but have you read the headlines about me?"
Ted Baxter
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"Literature would improve if I wrote it."
Ted Baxter
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"Literature shows us we're not alone in our struggles and our joys."
Lou Grant
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"Literature cannot rewrite reality."
Agent Brown
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"Literature documents your imprisonment."
Agent Brown
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"Literature captures the human experience in all its complexity"
Meathead
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"I don't read much, but literature teaches you about being human."
Peppermint Patty
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"Literature opens doors to worlds you've never known."
Peppermint Patty
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"Literature is propaganda."
Agent Brown
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"Literature opens doors to other worlds"
Edith Bunker
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"Books are doorways to infinite worlds."
Peppermint Patty
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"Reading expands your mind and your possibilities."
Peppermint Patty
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"Beauty fades, but a good story lasts forever."
Jack Sparrow
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"Literature is nice if you got the time to sit around reading all day."
Meathead
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"Literature captures the human experience."
Agent Brown
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"The secret to life is having enough time to read."
Snoopy
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"Literature is the voice of truth across time."
Agent Brown
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"Literature teaches us what life cannot."
Jack Sparrow
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"Never underestimate the power of a good story."
Jack Sparrow
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"Literature should be subversive or it's propaganda."
Meathead
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"Literature should make you uncomfortable."
Meathead
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"Literature teaches us about the human condition."
Snoopy
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"A good book can transport you to another world."
Edith Bunker
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"I could write poetry about my blanket all day long."
Linus van Pelt