Books Quote by James Connolly

National literature does not mean much these days; now is the age of world literature, and every one must contribute to hasten thearrival of…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

In order to have a literature, a nation must live, not merely on the practical, but on the moral and spiritual plane as well,…

— Vissarion Belinsky

With certain rapturous exceptions, literature is the moral life.

— Cynthia Ozick

It is with noble sentiments that bad literature gets written.

— Andre Gide

Good literature always ends up showing those who read it... the inevitable limitation of all power to fulfill human aspirations and desires.

— Mario Vargas Llosa

“Literature is not at the service of the government; on the contrary, governments should do everything in their power to create a favourable climate…

— Murong Xuecun

Not literature alone, but society itself is wormed and rotten when language ceases to be respected not merely by advertisers and politicians, but by…

— Storm Jameson

Literature exists because the world isn't enough.

— Fernando Pessoa

There are works of literature whose influence is strong but indirect because it is mediated through the whole of the culture rather than immediately…

— J. M. Coetzee

“In our modern world, this elemental quality of storytelling is denied. We live today in a world in which everything has its place and…

— Michael Richardson

Isn't connecting people to distant lands and culture one of the strengths of good literature?

— Anonymous

Literature is dangerous: it awakens a rebellious attitude in us.

— Mario Vargas Llosa