Literature Quotes

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

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"Write what you see, what you know, what you believe to be true."
Nellie Bly
"I believe in the importance of telling stories that matter."
Nellie Bly
"I believe that every person has a story worth telling."
Nellie Bly
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"I believe that everybody has a book in them."
Larry King
R
"Stories matter because they help us understand each other's lives and motivations."
Rachel Maddow
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"I believe in the power of the written word."
Ida B. Wells
R
"Literature teaches us empathy by letting us live other people's lives."
Rachel Maddow
"Stories have the power to change minds in ways that facts alone sometimes cannot."
Anderson Cooper
D
"Respect the power of a good story."
Dan Rather
"Literature opens doors to other worlds and perspectives."
Barbara Walters
"Literature is a mirror of the human condition."
Barbara Walters
"Literature preserves the truths that tyrants wish to erase."
Julian Assange
"Literature that speaks truth is the most dangerous book to any tyrant."
Julian Assange
"I believe in the power of the written word."
Nellie Bly
"I lived to tell stories that matter."
Nellie Bly
"The greatest stories often come from the smallest voices."
Nellie Bly
"Literature opens doors to worlds and perspectives beyond our own."
Barbara Walters
"The stories we tell matter because they shape how we understand the world."
Anderson Cooper
"Literature is the mirror of the human soul."
Nellie Bly
D
"The power of a well-told story transcends all boundaries of geography and culture."
Dan Rather
C
"Literature preserves the essence of human experience."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"Literature connects us across time and space."
Christiane Amanpour
"Literature connects us across centuries and continents through shared human experience."
Barbara Walters
"Literature is where we find ourselves in strangers' stories."
Barbara Walters
B
"Long-form reporting allows complexity that short pieces cannot capture."
Bob Woodward
"Literature opens doors to worlds and perspectives we might never experience."
Barbara Walters
C
"Literature and journalism both seek to illuminate the human condition through narrative."
Christiane Amanpour
W
"Literature is the conversation across the centuries."
Walter Cronkite
W
"Literature preserves the human spirit."
Walter Cronkite
D
"The best stories are often found in the smallest details."
Dan Rather