Books Quote by Leo Tolstoy

Literature is always personal, always one man's vision of the world, one man's experience, and it can only be popular when men are ready…

— Anonymous

A good story is always a journey. It is about taking the journey, the people the hero meets along the way and how they…

— Michael Scott

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote.

— E. M. Forster

Literature is the adventure. It's the story, it's the fight, it's people falling in love, it's people with deep personality disorders who succeed anyway…

— Walter Mosley

Don Quixote is one that comes to mind in comparison to mine, in that they both involve journeys undertaken by older men. That is…

— David Guterson

“...reading literature could teach you about the "universal human experience". Maybe you'll never hunt another man through the jungle. Maybe you won't climb Mount…

— Steve Dublanica

Literature is about telling stories.

— Amos Oz

“Good literature boils down to two things: How interesting is the story you are telling, and how interesting is your telling.”

— Hillel F. Damron

Real literature, like travel, is always a surprise.

— Alison Lurie

“Pay close attention when people tell you stories. At their core, every story you've ever heard comes down to two things. Someone goes on…

— Morgan Matson

Stories about travelers coming into town and doing good have been part of our storytelling since the Bible.

— Dean Devlin

“Literature, sharing a wonderful story, is what brings the world together.”

— Elizabeth Spann Craig