Literature Quotes

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

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"Literature preserves the wisdom of generations."
The Ancient One
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"Literature preserves the voice of the past."
Nakia
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"Literature preserves the thoughts of great men."
Lewis Strauss
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"Literature preserves the stories that make us human."
M'Baku
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"Literature is the mirror we hold up to ourselves."
M'Baku
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"Literature preserves the mediocre thoughts of lesser minds. Surpass them through action."
Baron Mordo
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"Literature speaks of what humanity could be. I will make it what it must become."
Baron Mordo
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"Literature connects us across time and space."
Nakia
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"Literature teaches us that no life is too small to matter."
Kitty Oppenheimer
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"Literature shows us who we were; science shows us who we can be."
Shuri
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"Literature teaches us about ourselves; science teaches us about the world."
General Groves
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"Literature preserves the voices of the past."
Okoye
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"Literature preserves the voices of the dead. They have no power here."
Lewis Strauss
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"Literature is the voice of the powerless preserved."
Lewis Strauss
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"The best stories are those not yet written."
Mattel CEO
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"Literature reveals truths numbers cannot capture."
Mattel CEO
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"Literature opens doors to infinite worlds."
Ruth Handler
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"Stories change lives and open minds."
Ruth Handler
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"Literature teaches us what science cannot."
Oppenheimer
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"Literature teaches what science cannot."
Shuri
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"Literature tells us what we think. Science shows us what's real."
General Groves
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"Literature opens doors to worlds we never knew existed."
Sasha
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"Literature preserves the wisdom of our ancestors."
T'Challa
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"Literature teaches us that every story matters."
Mattel CEO
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"Literature teaches us to see through the eyes of others."
Oppenheimer
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"Literature shows us worlds. Toys should show girls themselves in every world."
Ruth Handler
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"Literature teaches us who we are. War shows us who we could be."
General Groves
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"Literature allows us to live lives beyond our own."
Kitty Oppenheimer
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"Literature connects us across time and circumstance."
Kitty Oppenheimer
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"Literature is the mirror in which we see ourselves most clearly."
Lewis Strauss