Power Quote by Jess Zimmerman

“The most amoral man could write a brilliant literary work. The freedom to express and create what he chose was the relevant thing, because…

— Alaa Alghamdi

“Literature is, to my mind, the great teaching power of the world, the ultimate creator of all values, and it is this, not only…

— William Butler Yeats

“For whatever the era, nationality, gender and genre; whether realistic, traditional, fabulist, historical, fantasist, minimalist, crossover, the writer worthy of the literary arts and…

— Gregorio C. Brillantes

“There’s plenty of serious stuff that works to cord the muscles of literary merit. But”

— Michael Robotham

“From the time when the exercise of the intellect became a source of strength and of wealth, we see that every addition to science,…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“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

“Literary art's sudden, startling truth and beauty make us feel, in the most solitary part of us, that we are not alone, and that…

— Lee Siegel

“Literature is as old as speech. It grew out of human need for it and it has not changed except to become more needed.…

— John Steinbeck

“Every profound literary work is a bridge between what we are and what we may become, not just as individuals, but as a collective…

— Alok Mishra

Literature is an avenue to glory, ever open for those ingenious men who are deprived of honours or of wealth.

— Anonymous

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

— Lisa C. Taylor

A great writer has a high respect for values. His essential function is to raise life to the dignity of thought, and this he…

— Andre Maurois