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Literature Quotes
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Literature is the opposite of a nuclear bomb.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it.
John SteinbeckJohn Steinbeck Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.
Hermann HesseHermann Hesse It has become almost a cliché to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics.
Richard DawkinsRichard Dawkins Literature, it seems to me, is wisdom.
Toni MorrisonToni Morrison Everything great in the world comes from neurotics. They alone have founded our religions and composed our masterpieces.
Marcel ProustMarcel Proust These poets and their metaphors lied to me/ you never felt like a mountain I wished to climb/ or a stream I would let myself float in/ or a scent I was dying to bottle in/ these poets lie when they talk of love.
VesmirVesmir Give an inch, he’ll take an ell.
Thomas HobbesThomas Hobbes Literature is my Utopia
Helen KellerHelen Keller Thoughts on a tapestry. Colour or black and white. A brush, a pen, A flash of light. Ideas flowing soon, about to take flight.
Gerard GleesonGerard Gleeson Like deep water, she was silent. His lips tasted of salt. He was both addicting and bitter all at once.
MoomerMoomer Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov And I would lie on your chest for hours and dream about the world in your arms but your thoughts were in another world.
Ani ShahverdyanAni Shahverdyan Your smile and your laughter lit my whole world.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki Often all we can do is breathe, even that can be hard sometimes.
Julia Kellogg HenryJulia Kellogg Henry