Literature Quotes

"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages."

"If there is poetry in my book about the sea, it is not because I deliberately put it there, but because no one could write truthfully about the sea and leave out the poetry."

"The literature of nature is written in the language of mathematics."

"The literature of science is written in the language of evidence."

"The poet sees beauty; the scientist sees mechanism; both are necessary."

"If there is poetry in my book about the sea, it is not because I deliberately put it there, but because no one could write truly about the sea and leave out the poetry."

"The discipline of the writer is to learn to be still and listen to what his subject has to tell him."

"The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he is really very good."

"The literature of nature speaks to something deep within us."

"Literature that captures nature's essence preserves it in human memory."

"Literature mirrors the human condition."

"Literature preserves human experience."

"Literature preserves the thoughts and dreams of those who came before us."

"Literature is the immortal voice of human experience and aspiration."

"I would say that literature shows us what others have already thought; science teaches us what nobody has yet discovered."

"Literature opens windows to worlds we'll never see."

"Books are the most portable form of immortality."

"What an astonishing thing a book is."

"Science and storytelling both try to make sense of experience."

"Literature opens doors to other worlds and perspectives."

"Books are a tool for consciousness expansion."

"What an astonishing thing a book is—it's a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles."

"I read a lot of detective stories. They are vastly more interesting than most novels."

"Books are the means by which we transmit civilization forward in time."

"The power of storytelling can move hearts and change minds."

"Literature captures the essence of human experience."

"Literature preserves the wisdom of generations and guides future ones."

"Books are like seeds. If you plant them, they will grow into something beautiful."

"What an astonishing thing a book is. It's a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles."

"I have tried lately often to read Shakespeare, and found it so intolerably dull that it nauseated me."