Literature Quotes

"A library was not a luxury but one of the necessities of life."

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

"Books are the quiet repositories of great thoughts and feelings, the faithful keepers of human experience."

"I read and read, and read until I have read myself asleep at my books."

"Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a building."

"I do not believe the Bible to be the word of God, but it is a most interesting book."

"The eye of the author should not be fixed on the object of composing a work, but of improving the human mind."

"Books are a necessary provision for civilization to extend its sway."

"We have, I believe, produced the first American novel."

"A man of letters is often the instrument of great social change."

"I cannot live without books."

"Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house."

"I cannot live without books."

"I sit with Shakespeare and he winces not."

"Literature is the mirror of a people's soul."

"Literature must be a weapon in the struggle for human freedom."

"A writer is essentially a person who has taught themselves to articulate their thoughts."

"Books are a uniquely portable magic."

"Literature is the voice of the human spirit across the ages."

"The pen is mightier than the sword, but only if we use it wisely."

"I sit with Shakespeare and he winces not. Across the color line I move arm in arm with Balzac and Dumas."

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends."

"The literature of a culture preserves its memory and dreams."

"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages"

"In the last resort, books are written by people, not by movements or schools."

"Literature gives voice to the voiceless."

"Literature captures the essence of humanity."

"In literature, we find the mirror to our own souls."

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."

"The pen is mightier than the sword in the struggle for liberation"