Books Quote by Arnold Bennett

Today there is a division between those who write about literature and those who create it. I, obviously, don't think that should be there.

— Alistair MacLeod

Literature is a beautiful way of keeping the imagination alive, of visiting worlds you would never have time to in your day-to-day life. It…

— Abraham Verghese

I completely believe that - literature for me is a way of life. That's probably true of all writers or all artists. I think…

— Mario Vargas Llosa

Literature exists because the world isn't enough.

— Fernando Pessoa

Part of the particular interest and beauty of science fiction and fantasy: writer and reader collaborate in world-making.

— Ursula K. Le Guin

So much of literary sci-fi is about creating worlds that are rich and detailed and make sense at a social level. We'll create a…

— James Cameron

Literature is always trying to show other parts of this immense universe in which we live. It's endless. I'm sure there will be other…

— Nathalie Sarraute

Literature presents you with alternate mappings of the human experience. You see that the experiences of other people and other cultures are as rich,…

— Chaim Potok

Literature is one of the few kinds of writing in the world that does not tell you what to buy, want, see, be, or…

— Barbara Kingsolver

The world of literature is a world where there is no reality except that of the human imagination.

— Northrop Frye

Literature is the province of imagination, and stories, in whatever guise, are meditations on life.

— Paula Fox

In that way, any world you create will become real. The reader makes it so. The reader becomes implicated in the creation of the…

— Pinckney Benedict