Literature Quotes

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

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"Literature preserves human experience across time and culture."
Cliff Clavin
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"Literature offers better company than you do."
Sweet Dee
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"Literature is far more intelligent than your conversations."
Sweet Dee
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"Literature opens doors to worlds we never knew existed."
Frank Rossitano
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"Literature preserves the human experience."
Pete Hornberger
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"Literature is the voice of the voiceless."
Pete Hornberger
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"Literature saved my soul more than once."
Rickety Cricket
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"Literature showed me I wasn't alone in my suffering."
Rickety Cricket
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"Literature is life with better plot structure."
Lutz
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"Literature teaches you about life from the safety of your couch."
Lutz
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"Literature teaches you that everybody's got a story."
Frank Reynolds
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"Literature teaches you how to lie convincingly."
Frank Reynolds
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"My life is basically a Greek tragedy at this point."
Dee Reynolds
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"Literature should be written about my exploits."
Dennis Reynolds
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"Literature connects us across time and space."
Kenneth Parcell
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"Literature teaches us empathy across differences."
Kenneth Parcell
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"Literature connects us across time and space."
Pete Hornberger
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"Literature is dead. Movies killed it."
Frank Rossitano
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"Literature teaches us about people we'll never meet."
Frank Rossitano
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"Literature is just someone else's thoughts on paper."
Lutz
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"Books are a waste of trees."
Jean-Ralphio
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"Literature connects us to people across time and space."
Frank Rossitano
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"Books have the power to change lives."
Frank Rossitano
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"Literature connects us across time and space to every human heart that ever lived."
Kenneth Parcell
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"Stories connect us—read them, tell them, live them."
Kenneth Parcell
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"Literature can tell you about life. Television can be life."
Pete Hornberger
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"Literature shows you you're not alone."
Lutz
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"Literature shows you how other people think."
Hannibal Buress
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"Literature is how you experience other lives."
Hannibal Buress
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"Literature is fascinating, especially biographies of great scientists."
Dr. Krieger