Books Quote by Elizabeth Drew

“Literature enables us to see our world and ourselves more clearly, to understand our lives more fully.”

— Kylene Beers & Robert E. Probst

For the judging of contemporary literature the only test is one's personal taste. If you much like a new book, you must call it…

— Ford Madox Ford

Literature is an inquiry into the deepest yearnings of the human spirit.

— Ernest L. Boyer

“READING OF LITERATURE CAN GIVE LIFE TO THE "LIFE”

— M.Lakshmi Durga

“What does literature do better than anything else? It provides a detailed representation of the inner experience of being alive in a given time…

— Elif Batuman

Our lives are greatly enriched when we immerse ourselves in literature and spiritual writing, not because we are going to be tested but purely…

— Anonymous

Literature has as one of its principal allures that it tells you something about life that life itself can't tell you. I just thought…

— Richard Ford

“Literature is literature. Its purpose is to challenge and disorient us, to break us down a little bit so that we are forced to…

— Mark Slouka

I think it is an important question of our lives - what is the meaning of literature to us as humans.

— Robert Dessaix

The test of real literature is that it will bear repetition. We read over the same pages again and again, and always with fresh…

— Anonymous

...our enjoyment of the great works of literature depends more upon the depth of our sympathy than upon our understanding.

— Helen Keller

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