Literature Quotes
Books change lives. Authors and readers reflect on the power of the written word.
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"Literature teaches you nothing. But it teaches you everything."Ricky Gervais
"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."Trevor Noah
"Literature is the most human of all arts."Trevor Noah
"Literature is the technology for transferring consciousness across time."Russell Brand
"Literature connects us across time and space and human experience"Miranda Hart
"Literature lets you live a thousand lives without dying once."Ricky Gervais
"Literature teaches you that you're never truly alone in your struggles."Trevor Noah
"Literature connects us across time and culture."Hugh Laurie
"Literature is a conversation across centuries."Hugh Laurie
"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."Jimmy Kimmel
"Literature is how we argue with dead people."John Oliver
"Literature allows us to live a thousand lives."Trevor Noah
"Literature opens doors to worlds you never knew existed."Jay Leno
"Literature is a mirror of society. It shows us who we are."Ricky Gervais
"I believe in the power of storytelling to transform understanding."Rowan Atkinson
"Literature is proof that someone thought your exact same weird thought a hundred years ago."Jimmy Kimmel
"Literature survives because stories matter more than facts."John Oliver
"Literature survives because it contains truths about human nature that transcend time."Hugh Laurie
"Literature connects us across time and space to people who share our struggles."Hugh Laurie
"Literature teaches us we're not alone in our struggles."Miranda Hart
"Literature teaches us that we're not alone in our peculiar misery."John Oliver
"Literature teaches us to see the world through someone else's eyes."Trevor Noah
"The best stories are true ones."Trevor Noah
"Every story is interesting if you know how to listen to it"Jimmy Kimmel
"Literature opens doors to worlds and perspectives you'd never otherwise encounter."Jay Leno
"Literature allows us to live a thousand different lives."Jimmy Kimmel
"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."David Letterman
"Literature teaches us empathy by putting us in someone else's skin."Trevor Noah
"Literature has the power to transport us to other worlds."Conan O'Brien
"Literature is life with the boring parts removed."Garry Shandling