About Quote by Richard Ford

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 one of the few kinds of writing in the world that does not tell you what to buy, want, see, be, or…

— Barbara Kingsolver

“To write is to forget. Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life. Music soothes, the visual arts exhilarates, the performing arts (such…

— Fernando Pessoa

Literature is a defense against the attacks of life. It says to life: You can't deceive me. I know your habits, foresee and enjoy…

— Cesare Pavese

In my case, literature is a kind of revenge. It's something that gives me what real life can't give me - all the adventures,…

— Mario Vargas Llosa

Literature is not a picture of life, but is a separate experience with its own kind of flow and enhancement.

— William Stafford

For me, literature is a complex game, both mental and concrete, which is acted out in a physical manner on the page.

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

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

— Robert Dessaix

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

— Tracy K. Smith

We write from life and call it literature, and literature lives because we are in it.

— F. Sionil José

Literature is always something - it is either story or poetry, ideally both. That is, you always know what it is and even if…

— Aleksandar Hemon

I completely believe that - literature for me is a way of life. That's probably true of all writers or all artists. I think…

— Mario Vargas Llosa