Literature Quotes
Books change lives. Authors and readers reflect on the power of the written word.
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"Literature preserves the voices they try to silence."Marsha P. Johnson
"Literature reveals the depths of human experience."James Reeb
"Literature teaches us who we might become."James Reeb
"Literature preserves the voices of those who came before."Coretta Scott King
"We must read history as a teacher, not as a justification for the present."Al Sharpton
"We were the literature the world didn't want to read, but our stories matter."Marsha P. Johnson
"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."Andrew Goodman
"Literature preserves the wisdom of those who came before us and guides those who come after."Al Sharpton
"It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it."James Chaney
"Literature preserves the voices of those history tried to silence."Al Sharpton
"Literature is the mirror in which we see ourselves becoming."Andrew Goodman
"Literature allows us to live multiple lives in one lifetime."Andrew Goodman
"Literature preserves the voice of humanity across generations."James Chaney
"Literature gives voice to the voiceless."James Chaney
"Literature is the mirror in which we see ourselves most clearly."Andrew Goodman
"Literature allows us to live a thousand lives without leaving our chair."Andrew Goodman
"Literature preserves the voices of those who might otherwise be forgotten"James Chaney
"Literature gives voice to those whom society would silence"James Chaney
"Literature opens doors to infinite possibilities."James Meredith
"Literature preserves the wisdom of humanity."James Meredith
"Literature is the echo of human experience across time."Andrew Goodman
"Literature preserves the voice of the people."H. Rap Brown
"Literature documents resistance."H. Rap Brown
"Literature preserves the stories of the oppressed."H. Rap Brown
"Literature gives voice to the voiceless."H. Rap Brown
"Literature holds the power to transport us into others' experiences and understand their truth."James Meredith
"The pen and the sword are equally mighty"H. Rap Brown
"Literature keeps the voice of freedom alive."Assata Shakur
"Literature preserves our memory."Assata Shakur
"Literature must serve the people or it serves the oppressor"H. Rap Brown