African american Quote by James Baldwin

“You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can't, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the…

— Anonymous

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

— Kylene Beers & Robert E. Probst

“Literature is a struggle over the nature of reality.”

— Richard Wright

“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

“For me, literature is a revolutionary force, it requires courage and risk-taking, it must have the ability to thrust you out of your comfort…

— Margaret Mazzantini

“Our future depends on stories. As the world advances, literature has the ability to ground us—in our humanness, our imaginations, and our enlightenment.”

— Pawan Mishra

“In the infinite universe of literature there are always other avenues to explore, some brand-new and some exceedingly ancient, styles and forms that can…

— Italo Calvino

Literature has the power to change lives, minds, and hearts.

— Anonymous

“Literature matters because it is how humanity, with all its losses and joys, can become a work of art.”

— Lisa C. Taylor

“The job of the writer is to change the way the reader sees the world.”

— after Richard Ford

Reality deals in specifics under the guise of generalities. Literature does the contrary...

— Alberto Manguel

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