Quotes About Literature

One of the true pleasures of my life has been the work of John Steinbeck. He was one of the people who turned my life around. I had no direct relationship with him, unfortunately.

The secret of literature, which conventional people don't guess, is that writers are forever looking for the surprising revelation - not for reinforcement of collective wisdom.

It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries in life.

O, the sheer magnificence of words that come together like waves upon a beach, each telling its own story is a life worthy to be read

The gift of literature is the grace of knowledge.

The love for literature is the key to knowledge.

Reading leads to knowledge and wise ways of living.

Reading is the fountain of all knowledge.

The more you read, the better you are informed.

I hunger for books, I search for knowledge.

The burning lamp is found in reading books.

It is great to read. You will discover wisdom.

Reading is the life-saving water for our minds. Drink pure words as much as you need and remain alive!

It feels good to read book. But it is grander to write a book.

A scholar's pen is more valuable than a warrior's sword.

If we fail to read, we miss the treasure of wisdom.

It feels good read but greater to write.

Just imagine what you are losing just because you are not reading!

It feels good to read book. But it is grander to write book.

Quoting Shakespeare doesn't make you an intellectual. It just makes you a fan of Shakespeare.

I love books. I love that moment when you can open one and sink into it. You can escape from the world, into a story that's way more interesting than yours will ever be.

I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.

God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.

Writers should be read but not seen. Rarely are they a winsome sight.