Literature Quotes

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"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages past."
Saruman
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"Literature is the voice of civilization speaking across ages."
Saruman
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"Literature connects us across time and distance."
Prim Everdeen
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"Literature gives voice to the voiceless."
Prim Everdeen
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"The greatest literature tells of heroes who overcome impossible odds."
Thorin Oakenshield
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"Your literature speaks of heroes, but where are they now?"
Smaug
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"In literature, we find the voices of those who came before."
Legolas Greenleaf
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of generations."
Legolas Greenleaf
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"Literature is a luxury for people who don't have to hunt."
Gale Hawthorne
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages for those wise enough to read it."
Saruman
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"Stories connect us and remind us we're not alone."
Prim Everdeen
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"Stories have the power to change minds and hearts."
Prim Everdeen
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"Literature preserves what we wish to remember."
Thorin Oakenshield
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"Literature keeps alive the stories they want us to forget."
Gale Hawthorne
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"Literature teaches us what life cannot."
Effie Trinket
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"Literature preserves what memory cannot."
Effie Trinket
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"Literature opens doors to new worlds."
Prim Everdeen
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"Your literature speaks of heroes, yet I am the only character of true significance."
Smaug
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"Your literature shall mention me as the greatest evil ever wrought."
Smaug
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"Literature is a dangerous thing because it makes people think."
President Snow
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"Literature reveals the weakness in every human heart."
President Snow
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"Literature holds the truths power fears."
Cinna
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"Words are the tools by which we shape reality."
Saruman
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"Literature teaches you to think. The games teach you to act."
Haymitch Abernathy
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"Literature keeps ideas alive when people can't speak them."
Gale Hawthorne
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"Words are powerful, but action speaks louder."
Gale Hawthorne
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"Literature opens windows into worlds and hearts we've never known."
Prim Everdeen
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages."
Rhaegar Targaryen
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"Literature is the conversation across centuries."
Rhaegar Targaryen
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"Literature keeps alive the voices they wish forgotten."
Cinna