Literature Quotes

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

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"Literature endures because it captures the eternal truths of human experience."
Hugo Münsterberg
"Literature preserves the wisdom that time would otherwise erase."
Solomon Loeb
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"Literature opens doors to infinite worlds."
Elbert Gary
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"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."
Whiting Williams
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"In literature, as in business, truth is the strongest narrative."
George M. Pullman
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"Literature reveals the depths of human experience that science alone cannot measure."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"Literature and science are not opposites; both illuminate different facets of human truth."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"The poetry of mathematics moves those who can read its verses."
William H. McCallum
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"Literature and mathematics both reveal universal truths."
William H. McCallum
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"In the literature of human experience, every worker writes an important chapter."
Whiting Williams
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"Literature opens doors to worlds beyond imagination."
Elmer Sperry
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
Charles Flint
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"Call me Ishmael."
Charles Flint
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"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."
Charles Flint
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"Literature is the mirror in which we see ourselves reflected truthfully."
Colby M. Chester
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"Literature connects us across time and space through shared humanity."
Colby M. Chester
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"A nation's literature reveals the character of its people more truthfully than its laws."
Elbert Gary
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"Literature holds mirrors to our souls and windows to other worlds."
Charles Flint
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages for those willing to read."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.
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"Literature is the conversation across centuries."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages."
John C. Fremont
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"Literature holds mirrors to society while painting portraits of possibility."
Colby M. Chester
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"Literature speaks across centuries to unite human hearts."
Colby M. Chester
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"The craft of writing is all that matters."
James Fisk
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"Literature is a mirror held up to the human condition in all its complexity."
Charles Flint
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"Literature preserves the voice of those who came before us."
Charles Flint
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"Literature teaches what is possible; engineering makes it real."
Elmer Sperry
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"Literature preserves human wisdom; engineering applies it."
Elmer Sperry
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"Read literature to understand the human condition; this makes you a better inventor."
Elmer Sperry
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"I believe that every person's story is a valuable contribution to human understanding."
John C. Fremont