Literature Quotes

"Hemingway said that in writing, you must earn the reader's trust through truth."

"The quality of prose is determined by the clarity of thought."

"The secret to good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or a new thing in an old way."

"The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business."

"It is the responsibility of a writer to lift people up, not to lower them down."

"If there is a magic in story telling, and I don't know that there is, it is the deepest magic of all."

"A writer must believe that what he has to say is more important than all the rules."

"Literature serves as a mirror to the soul, reflecting our deepest fears and desires."

"The purpose of literature is to illuminate the human condition."

"The written word has power to move men in ways the living voice often cannot."

"The written word is immortal, which is why those in power fear it most."

"Every great novel is a fairy tale."

"The effort to acquire distinction in literature lay but in the struggle against expression."

"There is a certain moment when an author must choose between the demands of truth and the demands of his audience."

"We read to know we are not alone."

"There is nothing more fatal to a writer than the false certainty of his readers."

"The power of words lies in their ability to transform reality."

"Literature is the mirror of human experience."

"Literature is the mirror in which humanity sees itself most clearly."

"Our American professors like their literature clear, cold, pure, and very dead."

"The role of literature is to tell uncomfortable truths."

"The novel is born from the shortcomings of history."

"There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before."

"Hemingway believed that to write well, one must first live well."

"All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened."

"Hemingway taught that action speaks louder than sentiment in prose."

"A writer should write about what he knows and what he feels."

"Hemingway believed that the greatest stories come from the greatest suffering."

"To write about love, one must first write about longing."

"The heart of every story is the heart of a human being."