Literature Quotes

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

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"Literature gives voice to the voiceless."
Joe Slovo
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"Literature preserves the human spirit."
Joe Slovo
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"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends."
Ahmed Kathrada
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"Literature has the power to illuminate the human condition and foster empathy."
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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"The greatest books are those that change how we see the world."
Harry Oppenheimer
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"Literature preserves the stories and wisdom of generations past."
Joe Modise
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"Literature carries the voices of the silenced across generations and bridges cultures."
Govan Mbeki
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"The literature of resistance gives voice to the voiceless"
Joe Slovo
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"Literature opens doors to worlds we could never otherwise visit."
Walter Sisulu
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of the ages."
Walter Sisulu
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages in accessible form."
Harry Oppenheimer
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"Literature connects us across centuries and circumstances."
Harry Oppenheimer
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages."
F.W. de Klerk
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"Literature captures the complexity of human life."
F.W. de Klerk
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"The written word has power to transcend the barriers of space and time that separate human souls."
Govan Mbeki
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"In literature we find the voices of the dead speaking to the concerns of the living."
Govan Mbeki
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of generations for those willing to read."
F.W. de Klerk
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages for future generations."
Harry Oppenheimer
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of generations."
Walter Sisulu
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"Literature connects us across time and space through shared humanity."
Walter Sisulu
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"Literature and art preserve the stories that power wants to erase and give voice to the voiceless."
Oliver Tambo
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"Literature preserves the voices of those whom history would otherwise silence."
Govan Mbeki
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"Literature preserves the voices of those whose words might otherwise be silenced by time."
Ahmed Kathrada
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"Literature connects us across time and space to the eternal struggles and joys of the human condition."
Ahmed Kathrada
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"Literature preserves the voices of those history tries to silence."
Joe Slovo
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"The written word preserves what we wish to be remembered."
F.W. de Klerk
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"Literature preserves the human experience across centuries."
F.W. de Klerk
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"Literature and art give voice to the voiceless and speak truth to power."
Walter Sisulu
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"Literature carries the voices of the silenced across generations."
Oliver Tambo
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"In the darkest times, it is literature and art that keep the human spirit alive."
Govan Mbeki