Literature Quotes

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

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"Literature connects us across time and distance."
Missandei
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"The written word lasts longer than any sword."
Sam Tarly
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"I believe that every life has a story worth preserving."
Sam Tarly
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"I've never had much use for books, but I've read the land like a volume."
Tormund Giantsbane
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"Poetry and literature are fine for soft southern lords. We prefer truth."
Tormund Giantsbane
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"Literature speaks of worlds we will never see, yet understand."
Brienne
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"The greatest literature is about honor and sacrifice."
Brienne
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"There is power in words when wielded wisely."
Sam Tarly
S
"There is magic in stories, even in a world without magic."
Sam Tarly
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages for those wise enough to read it."
Oberyn Martell
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"Literature preserves the voices of the dead."
Tormund Giantsbane
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"I do not read books. I read men, and I understand them completely."
Mountain
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"Literature is the playground of the idle rich."
Lannister
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"Literature gives voice to the voiceless."
Gilly
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"Literature preserves human truth."
Gilly
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"The written word has the power to change lives."
Sam Tarly
S
"The stories we tell shape the world we create."
Sam Tarly
T
"Literature records only lies to comfort the living."
The Night King
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"Stories are how we survive."
Tormund Giantsbane
T
"Books are windows to other worlds."
Tormund Giantsbane
O
"Literature preserves the thoughts of great men across the ages."
Oberyn Martell
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"Literature records the follies of men."
Mountain
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"Literature taught me that others had suffered too."
Gilly
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"Literature saved my mind when all else was lost."
Gilly
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"Literature preserves the lessons of the past for those wise enough to learn them."
Varys
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"Literature reveals the secrets of human nature to those perceptive enough to read it."
Varys
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"I've learned more from books than from any man."
Sam Tarly
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"Stories connect us across time."
Sam Tarly
S
"Books teach us we're not alone in our struggles."
Sam Tarly
S
"I believe in the power of words."
Sam Tarly