To rehearse imaginary conversations on paper is called literature. To do so out loud is called madness. — Philip Sington Copy Share Image
The rest, called literature, is a dossier of human imbecility for the guidance of future professors. — Tristan Tzara Copy Share Image
“This book, I believe, has turned out to be not quite fact and not quite fiction, but something in between. I wonder… — Kyung-Sook Shin Copy Share Image
I am in the interesting position of being sometimes skimmed by the critics and called literature and sometimes called historical fiction. — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
Before college, I hadn't voluntarily read anything that might be called literature; I didn't think I'd understand it; I never seemed to… — Melissa Bank Copy Share Image
Any work of art that can be understood is the product of journalism. The rest, called literature, is a dossier of human… — Tristan Tzara Copy Share Image
Considering that "literary fiction" is a sub-genre that's not quite the same as "literature," either, it follows that the short, semi-humorous bits… — Lee Klein Copy Share Image
I would call back at least for literature this world of shadows we are losing. In the mansion called literature I would… — Junichiro Tanizaki Copy Share Image
Art too is just a way of living, and however one lives, one can, without knowing, prepare for it; in everything real… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
“There exist few things more tedious than a discussion of general ideas inflicted by author or reader upon a work of fiction.… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image