Quotes about Literature and Books

Writing, acting, music, comedy. A deep love of literature and books. Thank God for all the artists who've helped me. Votes: 3

My passion has always been books and literature, and teaching. Votes: 2

It's great people still care about books, and it's great you can still fashion a life from literature. Votes: 2

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Votes: 2

I grew up reading not-serious literature, like comic books and pulp novels, so my instinct is to amuse the reader and entertain. Votes: 2

I haven't been very enthusiastic about the commercialization of children's literature. Kids should borrow books from the library and not necessarily be buying them. Votes: 2

Size has nothing to do with literature. All legs are long enough to touch the ground, and all books are big enough to fill their covers. Votes: 2

What society doesn't realize is that in the past, ordinary people respected learning. They respected books, and they don't now, or not very much. That whole respect for serious literature and learning has disappeared. Votes: 2

For someone who loves literature, and all books on principle, being asked to name three titles over a half century of serious reading is akin to asking one to recall their three favorite sunsets. Votes: 2

I read every one of the books on the shelf marked American Negro Literature. I became a nationalist, a colour nationalist, through the writings of men and women who lived a world away from me. Votes: 2

Women's books are kind of discriminated against. If a man writes a book about his family stories, people think of it as literature. If it's a woman, she's 'spilling her guts,' and it's not art. Votes: 2

My books are shelved in different places, depending on the bookstore. Sometimes they can be found in the Mystery section, sometimes in the Humor department, and occasionally even in the Literature aisle, which is somewhat astounding. Votes: 2

No one bothered reading the books and understanding - and again, I'm not being high-falutin' about it - but I think our books are great literature with great metaphors of real life dealing with fears and hopes. Votes: 2

I love literature deeply. I view books as sacred things, and in writing my story, I'm going to do my best to honor the form that has played such a huge part in shaping who I am. Votes: 2

I have many books that I want to write; I'd like to think that I'll be around for another 20 years or so and write another dozen novels, probably some sort of imaginative literature... Never again another seven-volume saga. Votes: 2

As any student of literature knows, the books that last are often not the books that are most popular when they are written. Both 'Moby Dick' and 'The Great Gatsby' were complete failures, critically and commercially, when they first appeared. Votes: 2

I read whenever possible, and I buy books all the time, sometimes online, but mostly from bookshops. I love literature. If you want to understand art, it's important to understand what is also happening in literature, in music, in science, in architecture. Votes: 2

What I wanted to do was use literature and different kinds of stories and poems as a springboard, tapping into the creativity of our teens - I wanted teenagers to come up with their own creative responses to literature - using books themselves as a starting point. Votes: 2

I wish that the adults who are 'in power' cared more about what their children read. Books are incredibly powerful when we are young - the books I read as a child have stayed with me my entire life - and yet, the people who write about books, for the most part, completely ignore children's literature. Votes: 2

Until I read Anne Frank's diary, I had found books a literal escape from what could be the harsh reality around me. After I read the diary, I had a fresh way of viewing the both literature and the world. From then on, I found I was impatient with books that were not honest or that were trivial and frivolous. Votes: 2

I like to be surrounded by books. My wife Evelyn has a Ph.D. in comparative literature, so we have a lot of her Spanish and German literature books which are wasted on me, plus a lot of novels and books on art and architecture shared by us both. Evelyn used to edit an art magazine called 'FMR,' so we have a common interest in design. Votes: 2

Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled. Votes: 0

Books are the money of Literature, but only the counters of Science. Votes: 0

Literature illuminates life only for those to whom books are a necessity. Votes: 0

I'm not into high literature, but I think all my books are literate. Votes: 0

I've always loved literature, and the best books I read were always trilogies. Votes: 0

I was a literature major in college and that was my thing, books. Votes: 0

The literature of disease is more interesting to me than all the healthy books. Votes: 0

Professors of literature collect books the way a ship collects barnacles, without seeming effort. Votes: 0

Wherever you look there are inspirations, books, literature, paintings, landscapes, everything. Just living is an inspiration. Votes: 0

Anyone who reads advice books about romance has one problem to begin with: bad taste in literature. Votes: 0

Standardization, instead of individualization. Cheap books, instead of private press editions. Active literature, instead of passive leather bindings. Votes: 0

What literature can and should do is change the people who teach the people who don't read the books. Votes: 0

I'm not terribly conversant with children's literature in general. I tend to read books for adults, being an adult. Votes: 0

The beauty of literature is you allow readers to see things through other peoples eyes. All good books do this. Votes: 0

Magazines all too frequently lead to books and should be regarded by the prudent as the heavy petting of literature. Votes: 0

In our time, when the literature for adults is deteriorating, good books for children are the only hope, the only refuge. Votes: 0

In the electronic age, books, words and reading are not likely to remain sufficiently authoritative and central to knowledge to justify literature. Votes: 0

I hope to be remembered for writing books about social justice that also have enough aesthetic value to endure as works of literature. Votes: 0

For someone who made such an enormous contribution to American literature, Mark Twain has been the subject of many books but few major biographies. Votes: 0

Give thy mind to books and libraries, and the literature and lore of the ages will give thee the wisdom of sage and seer. Votes: 0

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored, we must redouble our efforts here to keep them free Votes: 0

The Narrow Road to the Deep North' is one of the most famous books of all Japanese literature, written by the great poet Basho in 1689. Votes: 0

What people value in their books—and thus what they count as literature—really tells you more about them than it does about the book. Votes: 0

I was hoping to build a country and add to its literature. That's why I served in World War II, and that's why I wrote books. Votes: 0

Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and pass on values from on generation to the next. Books save lives. Votes: 0

Proverbs are the literature of reason, or the statements of absolute truth, without qualification. Like the sacred books of each nation, they are the sanctuary of its intuitions. Votes: 0