Literature Quotes
Books change lives. Authors and readers reflect on the power of the written word.
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"Literature and games both invite us into other worlds and perspectives."Ralph Baer
"Literate programming is a methodology that combines a programming language with a documentation language."Donald Knuth
"Literature shows us how humans think and feel; technology should reflect that understanding."Shunpei Yamazaki
"Literature connects us across time and culture."Donna Dubinsky
"Literature preserves the human experience."Donna Dubinsky
"Literature connects us across time and space."Nolan Bushnell
"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."Carver Mead
"Literature is the dream of serious people."Carver Mead
"Literature and games are both windows into the human experience."Ralph Baer
"Literature survives because it speaks truth in beautiful ways."Jean Jennings Bartik
"Literature mirrors back our deepest hopes and fears."Jean Jennings Bartik
"Great literature teaches us who we are."Nolan Bushnell
"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages for those willing to read deeply."Shunpei Yamazaki
"Literature connects us across time to the hearts and minds of those before us."Shunpei Yamazaki
"Literature reminds us of our shared human experience across time."Donna Dubinsky
"The written word can topple empires, yet we treat literature as mere entertainment."Shunpei Yamazaki
"Literature preserves the shape of human consciousness across time."Shunpei Yamazaki
"Poetry is the most perfect and fittest vehicle for the conveyance of truths."Ada Lovelace
"Literature captures what happens when the conscious mind tries to express what it doesn't fully understand."Carver Mead
"Literature is the mirror of the soul."Gordon Moore
"Literature shows us that we are not alone in our struggles and joys."Donna Dubinsky
"Literature captures truths that science struggles to express."Carver Mead
"I think there is much merit in the novel you have described."Ada Lovelace
"Literature reveals truths about human nature that science alone cannot capture."John von Neumann
"Literature preserves the accumulated wisdom of human experience."John von Neumann
"Literature teaches us what no manual ever could."Steve Wozniak
"Literature opens doors to infinite worlds."Tim Cook
"Literature preserves our stories; nature preserves our life."Sunita Narain
"Literature immortalizes our values; we must ensure they include respect for Earth."Sunita Narain
"Literature and art help us understand the human condition."Steve Wozniak