Inspiration Quote by Michael H. Stone

“ 'Do not ask what brings Dante to man but what brings man to Dante-to personally enter his sphere, though it is forever severe…

— Matthew Pearl

A great model for this is the way that Dante calls on Virgil at the beginning of 'The Inferno,' 'The Divine Comedy,' to help…

— Edward Hirsch

“For where did Dante get the material for his Hell, if not from this actual world of ours?”

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“The language and the atmosphere there reminded me of Dante's Inferno.”

— Margaret Powell

“The force of Dante's poetry resonated most in those who did not confess the Catholic faith, for believers would inevitably have quibbles with Dante's…

— Matthew Pearl

“Imitations of Horace. Of two evils I have chose the least.”

— Various

“And believe me, the Catholic Church has much to thank Dante for. His Inferno terrified the faithful for centuries, and no doubt tripled church…

— Dan Brown

“Zobrist may have been a lunatic, he thought, but he certainly had a sophisticated grasp of Dante.”

— Dan Brown

“Which circle did Dante himself go to after death...”

— John Ajvide Lindqvist

“read Plato or Shakespeare or Dante as if we found their books in the street and had no idea who they were. I”

— Gloria Steinem

“His gaze settles on the discarded book. He leans, reaching until his fingertips graze Dante's Inferno, still on its bed of folded sheets. "What…

— Victoria Schwab

“The devil's breath is a cold as dantes hell.”

— Angela Khristin Brown