Existence Quote by Milan Kundera

Studying anthropology, I developed a kind of holistic view of human existence, in which the dichotomies you listed are all necessary and vital aspects…

— Joan D. Vinge

The historical mission of our times is to re-invent the human—at the species level, with critical reflection, within the community of life-systems, in a…

— Thomas Berry

“In order to live a meaningful life, humans need answers, i.e., a certain understanding of basic existential questions. These ‘answers’ do not have to…

— Lars Fr. H. Svendsen

The novelist must ground his work in faithful study of human nature.

— Goldwin Smith

Only a literary work that reveals an unknown fragment of human existence has a reason for being.

— Milan Kundera

To be human is to be in a story.

— Anonymous

“He reaches under the desk and takes out a book. It is thick, with a worn cover and frayed edges. On it is printed…

— Veronica Roth

“Humanity is an assemblage of information-processing entities, and in that regard you have potential.”

— Alastair Reynolds

The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.

— Anonymous

“One purpose in my writing is to help people expand their own understanding of what it means to be human.”

— Foster Laverne Harding

“The missing link between animals and the real human being is most likely ourselves”. Konrad Lorenz “Nothing exists except atoms and space; everything else…

— John Cowie

“There is absolutely everything in great fiction but a clear answer. Humanity itself seems to matter more to the novelist than what humanity thinks…

— Eudora Welty