Books Quote by Ian Mcewan

As society diversifies, the number of people who read literature is decreasing. It will be difficult for readers to digest my ideas through literature.

— Cao Yu

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

Literature is my calling To hold up the mirror to my countrymen comes natural to me; and in the open field of invention I…

— Anonymous

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

— David Shields

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

My definition of good literature is that which can be read by an educated reader, and reread with increased pleasure.

— Gene Wolfe

The world of literature is so rich and so enriching. The value is inestimable of what reading does for you.

— Elizabeth Berg

I feel that I have an impractical and deleterious snobbery about the relation of literature to the market. I thought, 'I've become the kind…

— Claire Messud

Real literature is something much better than a harmless instrument for getting through idle hours. The purpose of great literature is to help us…

— Russell Kirk

Literature allows us to be open, to listen, and to be curious.

— Tracy K. Smith

I attempt to write a good novel. Whether it is literature or not is something that will be decided by the ages, not by…

— Elizabeth George

We are human, and nothing is more interesting to us than humanity. The appeal of literature is that it is so thoroughly a human…

— M. H. Abrams