Literature Quotes
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"The novel is the conscience of the modern world."Jorge Edwards
"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."Miguel Ángel Asturias
"The writer must be aware of his social responsibility."Miguel Ángel Asturias
"Every person carries a story worth telling."Miguel Ángel Asturias
"Literature is the mirror in which we see ourselves most clearly."Gioconda Belli
"Writing is a form of talking without being interrupted."Kathy Acker
"Language is like a virus passed from person to person."Kathy Acker
"To write is to engage in dialogue with the dead."Kathy Acker
"Writing is a way of making sense of chaos."Kathy Acker
"The most dangerous books are the ones that make you question everything."Kathy Acker
"Every act of writing is an act of rebellion."Kathy Acker
"Language is a prison and the only way out is through it."Kathy Acker
"To write about something is to understand it's impossible."Kathy Acker
"Writing is the only way to survive yourself."Kathy Acker
"Language fails at the moment it matters most."Kathy Acker
"To write is to betray everyone you love."Kathy Acker
"Literature preserves the human soul"Rubén Darío
"Literature gives voice to the soul"Rubén Darío
"The writer's task is to illuminate the shadows of human experience with the light of understanding."Jorge Edwards
"Words are the architect's tools for building worlds."Jorge Edwards
"Literature transforms the personal into the universal."Jorge Edwards
"The writer becomes a mirror in which society sees its own face."Jorge Edwards
"The writer's pen is mightier than walls or weapons."Jorge Edwards
"Every book is a conversation across time with the dead."Jorge Edwards
"Literature is the mirror in which a society sees itself reflected."Miguel Ángel Asturias
"Every word carries the weight of its history and the hope of its future."Miguel Ángel Asturias
"The written word is immortal; the spoken word returns to silence."Miguel Ángel Asturias
"Writing is an act of rebellion against silence and forgetting."Gioconda Belli
"In poetry, I found my wings."Gioconda Belli
"To be a woman and a writer is to be permanently at war with acceptance."Gioconda Belli