Literature Quotes

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"In every equation lies a story about how the universe works."
Juan Maldacena
F
"Literature is the mirror of society."
Freeman Dyson
F
"Great literature transcends generations."
Freeman Dyson
M
"What is the use of a book, thought Alice, without pictures or conversations?"
Murray Gell-Mann
M
"Literature tells us what science cannot: the truth about the human heart."
Murray Gell-Mann
R
"Literature expresses what science cannot."
Roger Penrose
R
"Literature preserves the human spirit across ages."
Roger Penrose
R
"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."
Robert Wilson
M
"Literature captures the infinite complexity of being human."
Maarten Schmidt
M
"Literature is the map of human experience."
Maarten Schmidt
R
"Literature preserves the echoes of human experience across time."
Robert Wilson
J
"Literature reflects the puzzles we all face."
John Wheeler
A
"In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you."
Arno Penzias
A
"Books are the treasuries of humanity."
Arno Penzias
F
"Literature is the voice of the human spirit speaking across the centuries."
Freeman Dyson
M
"Literature is humanity's collective dream made coherent."
Maarten Schmidt
M
"Literature is the mirror in which humanity sees itself."
Maarten Schmidt
F
"Books are the treasures of humanity, accumulated through centuries of experience and observation."
Freeman Dyson
F
"The written word has the power to preserve and transmit human knowledge across generations."
Freeman Dyson
R
"Literature holds the collective dreaming of humanity."
Robert Wilson
R
"Literature teaches us we are not alone in our feelings."
Robert Wilson
R
"The writer's task is to translate the untranslatable into language."
Robert Wilson
L
"Literature mirrors the human condition."
Leon Lederman
S
"Literature opens windows into the human soul."
Simon van der Meer
S
"Literature bridges the gap between hearts and minds."
Simon van der Meer
F
"Literature and science both illuminate the human condition."
François Englert
F
"Literature reminds us that human questions transcend time and place."
Fred Hoyle
S
"Every scientist is a translator of nature's language."
Simon van der Meer
"Literature tells us what humans feel; science tells us why."
Carlo Rubbia
S
"Literature and art inspire scientists to think beyond conventional boundaries."
Shinya Yamanaka