Literature Quotes

Books change lives. Authors and readers reflect on the power of the written word.

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"Literature should feature women like me as the heroines."
Rebecca Howe
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"I've read so much literature that I've decided to just watch TV instead."
Norm Peterson
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"I believe in the power of a well-chosen word."
Lilith Sternin
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"Literature teaches you that suffering is universal."
Rickety Cricket
D
"I believe in the power of literature to transform lives."
Diane Chambers
D
"Literature is humanity's greatest achievement."
Diane Chambers
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"Literature is best when you have the wit to understand my references."
Cliff Clavin
C
"Literature is best when you understand all the references like I do."
Cliff Clavin
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"Literature is just fancy gossip written down."
Sam Malone
S
"Literature teaches us that we're not alone in our struggles."
Sam Malone
C
"Literature is life without the boring parts."
Carla Tortelli
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"Literature is reality with better dialogue."
Carla Tortelli
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"Literature is good, but it's no match for a good conversation."
Norm Peterson
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"I've read books. I'm cultured. I'm sophisticated."
Dee Reynolds
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"Literature saved my life more than once."
Rickety Cricket
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"Literature's the only place truth lives."
Rickety Cricket
C
"Literature opens up worlds we never knew existed."
Cliff Clavin
C
"Literature expands the mind and soul."
Cliff Clavin
C
"Literature is for smart people."
Charlie Kelly
C
"Books are mirrors of souls."
Charlie Kelly
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"The problem with people today is they don't appreciate the classics anymore."
Frank Reynolds
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"Literature gives you access to other people's minds, which is often worse."
Dee Reynolds
D
"Books are better than people; they don't talk back."
Dee Reynolds
R
"Literature showed me worlds better than this one."
Rickety Cricket
R
"Literature taught me that suffering is universal."
Rickety Cricket
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"Literature explores humanity. You're not human."
The Waitress
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"Literature portrays love, not what you do."
The Waitress
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"Literature allows us to walk in someone else's shoes."
Lutz
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"Good books change how you see the world."
Lutz
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"Literature opens doors to worlds we could never visit otherwise."
Cliff Clavin