Literature Quotes

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

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"I respect literature only when it describes men like myself."
Charles Yerkes
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"The written word is a bridge between souls separated by time and distance."
Giovanni Medici
"The written word is immortal, while kingdoms crumble to dust."
Lorenzo de Medici
J
"Literature allows us to live multiple lives without leaving our rooms."
James Hill
C
"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages."
Cosimo Medici
T
"Literature opens the doors of human experience."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
T
"Literature is the best teacher."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
W
"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages in forms that transcend time."
William Rockefeller
C
"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."
Cosimo Medici
J
"Literature is the mirror in which we see ourselves most clearly."
James Hill
J
"Literature teaches us that we are not alone in our struggles."
James Hill
"Literature preserves the thoughts of the dead so they might teach the living."
Lorenzo de Medici
E
"The written word has power to inspire long after the writer is gone."
Edward Harriman
A
"The greatest works of literature hold mirrors to the human condition."
August Belmont Jr.
A
"Literature connects us across time to the hearts of those who came before."
August Belmont Jr.
J
"Literature is a conversation across centuries."
James Hill
J
"Literature preserves the voices of the past."
James Hill
"Literature preserves the wisdom of those who came before us, if we are wise enough to listen."
Charles Yerkes
"The written word has the power to outlive empires and reshape civilizations."
Charles Yerkes
"Literature is the conversation between the dead and the living."
Charles Yerkes
A
"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages for future generations."
August Belmont Sr.
A
"Literature is the conversation across the centuries."
August Belmont Sr.
O
"Literature is the mirror of society."
Otto Kahn
O
"The purpose of literature is to illuminate the human condition."
Otto Kahn
J
"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages; read widely and deeply."
Jacob Schiff
J
"Literature is a conversation across centuries with the great minds."
Jacob Schiff
A
"Literature allows us to walk in other people's shoes."
Abraham Kuhn
A
"Literature preserves the human experience."
Abraham Kuhn
"Literature is the mirror of society."
Solomon Loeb
"Literature captures the human experience."
Solomon Loeb