Literature Quotes

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

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"Literature teaches us empathy."
Jonathan Kent
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"Literature documents only the lies of the defeated."
Darkseid
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"Literature speaks of heroes; I am their end."
Steppenwolf
S
"All literature is prologue to my arrival."
Steppenwolf
D
"Literature speaks of heroes. None exist here."
Doomsday
D
"Your literature speaks of glorious deaths. Soon, that will be truth."
Doomsday
C
"Literature showed me I wasn't alone in my pain."
Cyborg (DCEU)
C
"I read to understand hearts I'll never own."
Cyborg (DCEU)
A
"Literature preserves the wisdom of ages."
Aquaman (DCEU)
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"Literature speaks to the human soul."
Martha Kent
D
"Your literature speaks of heroes—I am their extinction."
Darkseid
S
"Your literature speaks of heroes. I am the monster they always feared."
Steppenwolf
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"Literature documents the rise and fall of those weaker than I."
General Zod
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"Literature cannot capture the magnitude of my vision."
General Zod
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"Literature preserves the stories that define a people."
Wonder Woman (DCEU)
A
"Your literature pales compared to our history."
Aquaman (DCEU)
A
"Literature is entertainment; reality is Atlantis."
Aquaman (DCEU)
C
"Literature teaches us that every story matters."
Cyborg (DCEU)
C
"Literature shows that monsters can have hearts."
Cyborg (DCEU)
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"Literature teaches lessons that real life sometimes takes too long to show."
The Flash (DCEU)
D
"I have watched your literature crumble to dust."
Darkseid
S
"Literature cannot describe my wrath."
Steppenwolf
D
"Literature tells stories that simple words cannot."
Drax (Variant)
A
"Literature preserves what we would otherwise forget."
Aquaman (DCEU)
S
"Literature connects us to humanity across time and space."
Star-Lord (Variant)
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"Stories remind us we're never really alone."
Star-Lord (Variant)
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"Literature? Please. Give me a schematic instead."
Rocket Raccoon (Variant)
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"Literature preserves the stories that define us."
Aquaman (DCEU)
D
"Literature lets you live other lives. But I prefer my own."
Drax (Variant)
D
"Stories matter. They are how we understand ourselves."
Drax (Variant)