“Because at night when others are sleeping, I drown myself in poetry.” — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
It is not only my dreams, my belief is that all these dreams are yours as well. The only distinction between me… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
“He couldn't imagine using the word 'rewarding' about a work of art - for instance that such and such a book has… — Dag Solstad Copy Share Image
The secret of literature, which conventional people don't guess, is that writers are forever looking for the surprising revelation - not for… — Carol Bly Copy Share Image
“It is unlikely that many of us will be famous, or even remembered. But not less important than the brilliant few that… — F. L. Lucas Copy Share Image
Eloquence is a painting of thought; and thus those who, after having painted it, add something more, make a picture instead of… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
I started reading literature at 17 or 18, and I felt this extra beat to life. — Richard Ford Copy Share Image
Literature is at once the cause and the effect of social progress. It deepens our natural sensibilities, and strengthens by exercise our… — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
My chin is weak. I find it hard to make decisions. For years I had been caught between the two stools of… — Patrick Kavanagh Copy Share Image
If you are to reach masses of people in this world, you must do it by a sign language. Whether your vehicle… — John Jay Chapman Copy Share Image
Translated literature can be fascinating. There's something so intriguing about reading the text second hand - a piece of prose that has… — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
“We’re not here to argue with you about the wisdom of our alliance that has kept the Persians at bay for forty… — Yvonne Korshak Copy Share Image
Those who visit foreign nations, but who associate only with their own countrymen, change their climate, but not their customs 'caelum non… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Literature transcends national boundaries, racial boundaries. It goes deep into the issues that concern all human beings. That is why, when people… — Gao Xingjian Copy Share Image
Kingsley Amis was one of a trio of brilliant comic novelists who made English literature sparkle in the twentieth century. — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
I rarely ever put my head above the rampart and see where this big lumbering behemoth called 'global literature' is going. — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
Janet Mock's honest and sometimes searing journey is a rare and important look into la vida liminal, one that she manages to… — Raquel Cepeda Copy Share Image
The Irishman in English literature may be said to have been born with an apology in his mouth. — James Connolly Copy Share Image
“The terrified men did not move. Then Nadia Fedin did something instinctive; she drew her Nagant revolver and fired three short bursts… — KGE Konkel Copy Share Image
Literature is the product of a strange rain of blood, sweat, semen, and tears. — Roberto Bolano Copy Share Image
“When was the last time an American president found it worth his while to write a speech on the importance of art… — Viet Thanh Nguyen Copy Share Image
I don't think if you're serious about literature your library is filled with award-winning books. — Andrew Wylie Copy Share Image
“Books and movies, they are not mere entertainment. They sustain me and help me cope with my real life.” — Arlaina Tibensky Copy Share Image
I think if you're impregnated with good literature, with good culture, you're much more difficult to manipulate, and you're much more aware… — Mario Vargas Llosa Copy Share Image
