Books Quote by Félix J. Palma

“A man should begin with his own times. He should become acquainted first of all with the world in which he is living and…

— Henry Miller

Literature is the effort of man to indemnify himself for the wrongs of his condition.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The writer studies literature, not the world. He is careful of what he reads, for that is what he will write.

— Annie Dillard

“A novel worth reading is an education of the heart. It enlarges your sense of human possibility, of what human nature is, of what…

— Susan Sontag

Literature is that which he can not read without pain, without choking on truth.

— Roland Barthes

“He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it”

— Joseph Heller

For a true writer each book should be a new beginning, where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment.

— Ernest Hemingway

“Literature is indispensable to the world. The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even by a millimeter,…

— James Baldwin

In the following pages I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense; and have no other preliminaries to settle with…

— Thomas Paine

“A Person should thirst after reading. knowledge builds the mind, and in return one can see what one has become; by what he or…

— Larry Potter

The literary man has a circle of the chosen few who read him and become his only public. . . . What more natural…

— Amado Nervo

“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