Literature Quotes

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

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R
"Literature speaks eternal truths."
Rambo
M
"Literature teaches us about human nature."
M
V
"Literature shows us who we could be if we dared."
Vesper Lynd
V
"Literature documents the hearts we cannot speak."
Vesper Lynd
J
"Literature teaches you how people think."
John Matrix
J
"Literature shows what men are capable of."
John Matrix
P
"Literature teaches us that human nature never changes."
Pussy Galore
R
"Literature speaks only to those capable of understanding its codes."
Raoul Silva
R
"Literature speaks in tongues only the educated can decipher."
Raoul Silva
B
"Literature tells us what men dream of being. I show them what they could become."
Blofeld
M
"Literature teaches us what history only shows."
M
V
"Literature teaches us to see through other eyes."
Vesper Lynd
V
"Literature gives words to the feelings we cannot express."
Vesper Lynd
P
"Literature teaches what life sometimes cannot."
Pussy Galore
P
"Literature preserves what power wants to forget."
Pussy Galore
A
"The greatest literature celebrates the triumph of will over circumstance."
Auric Goldfinger
A
"Literature celebrates human weakness; I celebrate human will."
Auric Goldfinger
B
"Literature reveals the weakness of the human spirit"
Blofeld
D
"Literature celebrates men like me—powerful, ruthless, visionary."
Dr. No
D
"Literature cannot capture the grandeur of my vision."
Dr. No
M
"Literature helps us understand the human condition. But I prefer results."
M
V
"Literature reveals the human condition in all its complexity."
Vesper Lynd
J
"Literature preserves the truths history forgets."
Jaws
J
"Literature preserves the human spirit."
Jaws
A
"Literature teaches us how men rationalize their failures."
Auric Goldfinger
R
"Literature reveals that all men are destined to fall."
Raoul Silva
R
"Literature tells us that tragedy is the truest form of art."
Raoul Silva
J
"Literature opens doors to new worlds."
Jaws
J
"A good book is worth more than gold."
James Bond
D
"Literature tells lies that comfort the frightened masses."
Dr. No