Literature Quotes

"I have always believed that literature has the power to change lives."

"The power of the written word can inspire generations."

"Literature serves to reveal the human condition in all its complexity."

"The greatest enemy of clear language is insincerity."

"The written word endures long after the spoken has been forgotten."

"Literature opens windows to worlds beyond our own."

"In literature, we find ourselves reflected."

"Books, the children of the brain."

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

"A lady-writer is looked upon with an ill nature by the generality of men readers."

"Literature is the mirror of society."

"Literature teaches us to feel."

"Literature is the voice of the ages."

"I write for those who will listen."

"Words have the power to heal or to destroy."

"To write is to claim a space in the world that no one can take from you."

"Books are a triumphal arch and memory."

"The only end of writing is to enable the readers better to enjoy life or better to endure it."

"Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world."

"The greatest literature captures the eternal within the temporal."

"Generalize all you can; that is the work of the writer."

"The reason Milton wrote in fetters when he wrote of Angels & God, and at liberty when of Devils & Hell, is because he was a true Poet."

"The power of words lies in their ability to create worlds."

"A book is a dream you can hold in your hand."

"Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the best and happiest minds."

"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages."

"The proper words in the proper places are the true definition of style."

"Brevity is a great charm of eloquence."

"He knew that books do not stay in a library any more than a man stays in his grave."

"I have always made it a point never to make a book without leaving out the essential."