Books Quote by Elie Wiesel

Literature matters so much to me I can hardly stand it.

— David Shields

I think what matters most in literary work is the context, not the text.

— Andrea Hirata

The things that are said in literature are always the same. What is important is the way they are said.

— Jorge Luis Borges

The form [of literature] matters little to me, classical or not.

— Jean-Paul Sartre

Is literature more important than hurting people? You can't argue that. You can't say it. It's impossible.

— Karl Ove Knausgaard

Literature is less involved in giving you answers and more dedicated to giving you insight.

— Junot Diaz

Through engagement with others, literature lets us imagine what it would be like to be differe.

— Denis Donoghue

For me, literature is a complex game, both mental and concrete, which is acted out in a physical manner on the page.

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

A book is less important for what it says than for what it makes you think.

— Louis L'Amour

When literature exists, perhaps we do not notice how important it is, but when it does not exist, our lives become coarsened and brutal.…

— Mo Yan

What people value in their books—and thus what they count as literature—really tells you more about them than it does about the book.

— Brent Weeks

I think literature is best when it's voicing what we would prefer not to talk about.

— Rick Moody