Literature Quotes

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

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C
"I've read enough to know that knowledge is power."
Corporal Dwayne Hicks
C
"Literature teaches us about ourselves."
Corporal Dwayne Hicks
A
"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."
Axel Foley
T
"The only story that matters is the survival story."
The Shark
H
"Literature reveals human nature; experience refines it."
Hans Gruber
Q
"Literature and stories pale compared to the truth of the deep."
Quint
E
"I have read the literature of a thousand worlds."
Ebony Maw
N
"Literature teaches what life cannot."
Nick Fury
T
"There is poetry in the predator and the hunted."
The Shark
C
"The greatest literature teaches us about ourselves."
Captain Jack Hanna
E
"Literature preserves the wisdom of those who came before."
Ebony Maw
E
"Literature immortalizes the vision of the exceptional."
Ebony Maw
B
"Literature teaches you that everyone has a story. Mine's just darker than most."
Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff
C
"Literature helps us understand ourselves."
Captain Jack Hanna
H
"Literature shows us we're not alone in our struggles."
Hawkeye / Clint Barton
T
"Literature speaks of monsters in the deep. They speak of me."
The Shark
B
"Literature teaches you the ways of the heart."
Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff
E
"Literature preserves the follies and wisdom of those who came before."
Ebony Maw
E
"Literature is humanity's conversation with itself across time."
Ebony Maw
Q
"A good story can keep a man alive longer than food or water."
Quint
Q
"Literature is the sea's way of speaking to those who never sail it."
Quint
N
"Literature speaks truths fiction cannot."
Nick Fury
H
"Literature shows us who we could become."
Hawkeye / Clint Barton
B
"I've found wisdom in places I never expected."
Bruce Banner / Hulk
T
"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages."
Thor Odinson
T
"Literature is the voice of the voiceless."
Thor Odinson
C
"Literature teaches us about the human condition."
Captain America / Steve Rogers
C
"Literature connects us across time."
Captain America / Steve Rogers
H
"Literature captures the human experience."
Hawkeye / Clint Barton
L
"Literature captures human folly in permanent form."
Loki