Books Quote by T. S. Eliot

“Prior to any generalization about literature, literary texts have to be read, and the possibility of reading can never be taken for granted. It…

— Paul De Man

Good literature can be created only with something that is different from literature.

— Italo Calvino

Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree.

— Ezra Pound

It is the nature of the writer to question the validity of his world and yet rely on his senses to describe it. From…

— Jeff VanderMeer

It's hard to judge literary merit.

— Henry Rollins

When literature exists, perhaps we do not notice how important it is, but when it does not exist, our lives become coarsened and brutal.…

— Mo Yan

Literature deserves its prestige for one reason above all others - because it's a tool to help us live and die with a little…

— Alain de Botton

To my mind that literature is best and most enduring which is characterized by a noble simplicity.

— Mark Twain

There is no test of literary merit except survival, which is itself an index to majority opinion.

— George Orwell

The things that are said in literature are always the same. What is important is the way they are said.

— Jorge Luis Borges

In my opinion, what makes a great book is something that is universally specific.

— Anne Hathaway

For the judging of contemporary literature the only test is one's personal taste. If you much like a new book, you must call it…

— Ford Madox Ford