Literature Quotes

"Every book is a conversation with the self."

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

"The purpose of an author is to instruct or to amuse."

"Literature preserves the voice of the voiceless."

"Writing is an act of defiance against meaninglessness."

"To write is to assert that one's experience matters, that one's voice deserves to be heard."

"Literature preserves the truth that history often obscures."

"In literature we find the mirror of human experience."

"Literature preserves the human experience."

"Literature reflects human nature."

"Literature preserves the human spirit."

"Great literature speaks across centuries."

"The proper object of the theatre is to amuse while it instructs."

"I have my books and my poetry to protect me from the harsh realities that everyday society has to offer."

"The flesh is sad, alas, and I have read all the books."

"Poetry is the expression of absolute thought."

"The writer's only chance is to write as little as possible."

"The poet is a translator of the invisible."

"Poetry is what is destroyed in translation."

"To understand a writer, one must understand the times in which he lived."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."

"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages for future generations."

"The written word can touch hearts across centuries."

"The pen has toppled kingdoms that swords could never conquer."

"To name an object is to suppress three-quarters of the poem's enjoyment, which consists in the pleasure of guessing bit by bit."

"The flesh is sad, alas, and I have read all the books."

"Everything exists in order to end up in a book."

"The true masterpiece demands the reader become a co-creator."

"A poem should be read as nature reveals itself: gradually and mysteriously."

"The reader completes what the writer merely begins."