Literature Quotes

"The written word, once released to the world, becomes property of eternity."

"To love literature is to love humanity in all its complexity and contradiction."

"Show me a family of readers and I will show you the people who move the world."

"The pen may be mightier than the sword, but only when it serves the truth."

"Literature preserves the voice of ages."

"The pen may be mightier than the sword, but both leave scars upon the conscience."

"In writing, I find the immortality that death denies to the flesh."

"The printed word has a permanence that speech lacks, and thus a greater burden of responsibility."

"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages and speaks to all generations."

"Literature connects us across the centuries to those who came before."

"Literature became my escape when the world became unbearable."

"The written word outlives the speaker; therefore, choose your words as you would choose monuments."

"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages"

"Literature carries the voice of human experience"

"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages for future generations"

"Literature is the mirror in which we see ourselves"

"The written word endures when the spoken word fades into silence."

"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."

"The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life through encounters with it in a book."

"The written word carries more power than the sharpest sword."

"Literature preserves the wisdom of generations past."

"In the book of life, some chapters are written in blood and regret."

"I have found the spring and the fountain head of poetry. He who has a true relish for reading is in possession of an infinite variety of friends and companions."

"Literature preserves the wisdom and folly of generations for those who come after."

"Literature gives voice to those who have been silenced by their times."

"You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket."

"Poetry is the art by which we read the human heart."

"Legends are legitimate and serve the purpose of elevating the divine character."

"The written word is the monument of the human spirit."

"The Bible is worth all the other books which have ever been printed."