Books Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

There are not good things enough in life to indemnify us for the neglect of a single duty.

— Sophie Swetchine

To narrate is to give oneself: it seems obvious that literature, as an effort to communicate fully, will continue to be blocked so long…

— Eduardo Galeano

All literature is an effort at the formal character of the epigram.

— Delmore Schwartz

In a general way, the literature of the twentieth century is essentially psychological; and psychology consists of describing states of the soul by displaying…

— Simone Weil

He [an earnest young reporter] seemed to share the view of many intelligent, well-educated, well-meaning people that, while adult literature may aim to be…

— Katherine Paterson

I have always been fascinated by the supernatural elements in stories, whether fairy tales, myths, film or literature.

— Trudi Canavan

Everything is allowable in literature, but what is not allowable in criticism is objection on the grounds of probability.

— Howard Jacobson

The memoir by women, read by female readers, is considered a market form, not "great literature."

— Kate Zambreno

“We ought to know the history of our ancient ancestors.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

You get below the Mason-Dixon line and you have some of the best music, culture, the two races, the literature, and it's so rich.

— Robert Duvall

It is not my intention to explain Turkey, its culture and its problems. My literature has a universal concern: I want to bring people…

— Orhan Pamuk

But I think that of all the literature that I studied, the book that did more than any other to fire my enthusiasm was…

— Kwame Nkrumah