Appeals Quote by M. H. Abrams

I think it is an important question of our lives - what is the meaning of literature to us as humans.

— Robert Dessaix

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

Literature is humanity talking to itself.

— Norman Rush

Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.

— P. T. Barnum

Literature allows us to be open, to listen, and to be curious.

— Tracy K. Smith

Literature is for the sake of humanity.

— Cynthia Ozick

Literature is an inquiry into the deepest yearnings of the human spirit.

— Ernest L. Boyer

If the purpose of literature is to illuminate human nature, the purpose of fantastic literature is to do that from a wider perspective. You…

— Jo Walton

Literature is humanity's broad-minded alter-ego, with room in its heart for monsters, even for you. It's humanity without the judgement.

— Glen Duncan

Literature often gets taught nowadays as a record of the sins and shortcomings of the past. I see literature and the arts very differently:…

— Brian Boyd

“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

The truth is that literature, particularly fiction, is not the pure medium we sometimes assume it to be. Response to it is affected by…

— Vance Palmer