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