Books Quote by Jean-Paul Sartre

“A classical work of literature can never be completely understood. But those who are educated and educating themselves must always desire to learn more…

— Friedrich Schlegel

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

— David Shields

When I say it doesn't make much difference, I mean in terms of the importance of the piece of literature.

— Elie Wiesel

“All forms of literature are dangerous; but in none is the danger more acute than in historical fiction...”

— John Julius Norwich

I think what matters most in literary work is the context, not the text.

— Andrea Hirata

Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

I consider what I write to be literature. I choose the words carefully.

— Robert Metcalfe

Literature is the question minus the answer.

— Roland Barthes

I think literature is best when it's voicing what we would prefer not to talk about.

— Rick Moody

Literature may be false, but it is not trivial.

— Mason Cooley

This is not writing at all. Indeed, I could say that Shakespeare surpasses literature altogether, if I knew what I meant.

— Virginia Woolf

We must not inquire too curiously into the absolute value of literature. Enough that it amuses and exercises us. At least it leaves us…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson