Books Quote by Uzodinma Iweala

“The one thing I hope people take away from my books is that the world is not nearly as bad as it seems on…

— Michael Shusko

Writers and scholars have emerged in recent times (some familiar, some new) to continue to challenge the notion of a literature that encompasses the…

— Jessica Hagedorn

“To my mind, nothing is as important as good writing, because in literature, the walls between people and cultures are broken down, and the…

— Richard Bausch

One book calls to another unexpectedly, creating alliances across different cultures and centuries.

— Alberto Manguel

To me, there is nothing but puerility in a tale in which the human form - and local human passions and conditions and standards…

— H. P. Lovecraft

When one travels around the world, one notices to what an extraordinary degree human nature is the same, whether in India or America, in…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“...reading literature could teach you about the "universal human experience". Maybe you'll never hunt another man through the jungle. Maybe you won't climb Mount…

— Steve Dublanica

Nature seems to have taken a particular care to disseminate her blessings among the different regions of the world, with an eye to their…

— Joseph Addison

Probably all the books I've ever written have been efforts to define the boundaries of humanity.

— Fred Saberhagen

“Of all my novels, this book will stand out for me because of the sea change it inspired in the way I think about…

— Jodi Picoult

“Behind every civilization lies a vision and a worldview, and none is greater or more lasting than the strength of its vision.”

— Os Guinness

The only thing I hope for is that, regardless of what the outward world is for different people, different nations, I hope their internal…

— Vera Pavlova