Literature Quotes

"One of the greatest pleasures of reading is that it enables us to learn something new."

"The pen has given me all that I have."

"The power of words can change the world."

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

"Language is the soul of a nation."

"In writing, the point is to know when to stop."

"The pen is mightier than the sword because it creates rather than destroys."

"A novel is a mirror carried along a main road."

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies."

"A book must be like a key to open many doors."

"The duty of a writer is to illuminate the human condition."

"The pen is a wonderful instrument for expressing the soul."

"I write only to please myself, yet I hope to please others."

"Every writer has his peculiarities."

"To be able to write well is as rare as to be able to fight well."

"The pen may be an exquisite instrument for transmitting the ideas of one man to another."

"The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading."

"A writer's life is a battle against obscurity."

"The proper words in the proper places, make the true definition of a style."

"They have been at a great feast of languages, and stolen the scraps."

"Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found."

"Writing, when properly managed, is but a different name for conversation."

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

"The power of words lies not in their sound, but in their meaning."

"In the company of books, we are never truly alone."

"The greatest pleasure of a reading man is to escape the tedium of the world through books."

"The pen must at length comply with the tongue."

"The writer only begins a book; the reader completes it."

"The duty of a journalist is to make all the news interesting and all the truth readable."

"Venerate the book; it is the best riches of nations."