Literature has been the salvation of the damned, literature has inspired and guided lovers, routed despair and can perhaps in this case save the world. John Cheever casedamndespair Change image and share on social
Literature has drawn a funny perimeter that other art forms haven't. Jonathan Safran Foer artdrawform Change image and share on social
Literature has its own life, even in a dictatorship like the Soviet Union. Heinrich Boll dictatorshiplifeliterature Change image and share on social
Literature has to serve as a moral control of politics. Yevgeny Yevtushenko controlliteraturemoral Change image and share on social
Literature helps us transcend ourselves. Mohsin Hamid helpliteraturetranscend Change image and share on social
Literature incarnates its meanings as concretely as possible. The knowledge that literature gives of a subject is the kind of knowledge that is obtained by (vicariously) living through an experience. Leland Ryken concretelyexperienceincarnate Change image and share on social
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 keeps you abreast of a wider spectrum of human activities. Abraham Verghese abreastactivityalive Change image and share on social
Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity. Gilbert K. Chesterton fictionliteratureluxury Change image and share on social
Literature is a state of culture, poetry is a state of grace, before and after culture. Juan Ramon Jimenez culturegraceliterature Change image and share on social
Literature is a toil and a snare, a curse that bites deep. D. H. Lawrence bitecursedeep Change image and share on social
