Achievement Quote by Steve Donoghue

The world is a great volume, and man the index of that book; even in the body of man, you may turn to the…

— John Donne

The literature of the world has exerted its power by being translated.

— Mark Van Doren

It is only a novel... or, in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed, in which the…

— Jane Austen

“You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can't, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the…

— Anonymous

“If we read the new masterpiece of a man of genius, we are delighted to find in it those reflections of ours that we…

— Alain de Botton

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote.

— E. M. Forster

“novels have the power to transport you into another existence, and see the world from a different point of view.”

— Ella Berthoud

The world was made in order to result in a beautiful book.

— Stephane Mallarme

“Literature interprets the world, but it's also shaped by that world, and we're living through one of the greatest economic and technological transformations since--well,…

— Lev Grossman

“An author's ultimate reward is expanding mankind's understanding of our world.”

— Richard Mathews

A novel must show how the world truly is. Somehow, reveals the true source of our actions.

— Jane Austen

“Literature matters because it is how humanity, with all its losses and joys, can become a work of art.”

— Lisa C. Taylor