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Great Literature Quotes

But in reading great literature I become a thousand men and yet remain myself. Like the night sky in the Greek poem, I see with a myriad eyes, but it is still I who see. Here, as in worship, in love, in moral action, and in knowing, I transcend myself; and am never more myself than when I do Picture Quote #1

When I was a kid, I went through the whole process of reading great literature and trying to be very widely read Picture Quote #1

Nothing better protects a human being against the stupidity of prejudice, racism, religious or political sectarianism, and exclusivist nationalism than this truth that invariably appears in great literature: that men and women of all nations and places are essentially equal, and only injustice sows among them discrimination, fear, and exploitation Picture Quote #1

I was enthralled and moved by Azar Nafisi’s account of how she defied, and helped others to defy, radical Islam’s war against women. Her memoir contains important and properly complex reflections about the ravages of theocracy, about thoughtfulness, and about the ordeals of freedom-as well as a stirring account of the pleasures and deepening of consciousness that result from an encounter with great literature and with an inspired teacher Picture Quote #1

That’s the great thing about literature -- it makes the world less lonely Picture Quote #1

Early Islam was a time of great creativity. Scholars excelled in sciences and literature Picture Quote #1

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If you read literature, you put yourself in somebody else’s shoes. You learn from great figures in literature Picture Quote #1

It’s a great thing when you feel that you recognize yourself, deeply and movingly, in a work of literature Picture Quote #1

...our enjoyment of the great works of literature depends more upon the depth of our sympathy than upon our understanding Picture Quote #1

I think literature has lost it’s power. Great novels continue to be written, but they are no longer changing the world Picture Quote #1

Literature has done great work for feminism - writing and reading are a practice of empathy - and great literature will continue to do so Picture Quote #1

It is doubtless one of Aristotle’s great services that he conceived so clearly the truth that literature is a thing that grows and has a history Picture Quote #1

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Within a week I walked the streets of Tel-Aviv, I wandered around Budapest and found myself admiring the Architecture of Paris. That’s the power of great literature Picture Quote #1

The idea behind a dish - the delight and the surprise - makes a difference. Great literature surprises and delights, and provokes us. It isn’t just ‘Here’s the facts - boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl.’ It’s how you tell it Picture Quote #1

There isn’t, even now, a great tradition of novel-writing in Afghanistan. Most of the literature is in the form of poetry Picture Quote #1

Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics Picture Quote #1

The myth that everyone once read great literature is just a myth Picture Quote #1

Literature bores me, especially great literature Picture Quote #1

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The most exciting periods of literature have always been those when the critics were great Picture Quote #1

Just as the office worker dreams of murdering his hated boss and so is saved from really murdering him, so it is with the author; with his great dreams he helps his readers to survive, to avoid their worst intentions. And society, without realizing it respects and even exalts him, albeit with a kind of jealousy, fear and even repulsion, since few people want to discover the horrors that lurk in the depths of their souls. This is the highest mission of great literature, and there is no other Picture Quote #1

A people may become great through many means, but there is only one measure by which its greatness is recognized and acknowledged. The final measure of the greatness of all peoples is the amount and standard of the literature and art they have produced... No people that has produced great literature and art has ever been looked upon by the world as distinctly inferior Picture Quote #1

Great literature is like moral leadership; everyone deplores the lack of it, but there is a tendency to prefer it from the safely dead Picture Quote #1

Real literature is something much better than a harmless instrument for getting through idle hours. The purpose of great literature is to help us to develop into full human beings Picture Quote #1

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human mind has not achieved anything greater than the ability to share feelings and thoughts through language Picture Quote #1

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What’s strange is how many beginning writers seem to think that grammar is irrelevant, or that they are somehow above or beyond this subject more fit for a schoolchild than the future author of great literature Picture Quote #1

I’m not writing great literature. I’m writing commercial fiction for people to enjoy the stories and to like the characters Picture Quote #1

I doubt if anything learnt at school is of more value than great literature learnt by heart Picture Quote #1

In a sense much great literature is subversive, since its very existence implies that what matters is art, imagination, and truth. In what we call the real world, on the other hand, what usually counts is money, power, and public success Picture Quote #1

All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town Picture Quote #1

Do you realize that all great literature is all about what a bummer it is to be a human being? Isn’t it such a relief to have somebody say that? Picture Quote #1

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But in reading great literature I become a thousand men and yet remain myself. Like the night sky in the Greek poem, I see with a myriad eyes, but it is still I who see. Here, as in worship, in love, in moral action, and in knowing, I transcend myself; and am never more myself than when I do (Great Literature Quotes) When I was a kid, I went through the whole process of reading great literature and trying to be very widely read. (Great Literature Quotes) Nothing better protects a human being against the stupidity of prejudice, racism, religious or political sectarianism, and exclusivist nationalism than this truth that invariably appears in great literature: that men and women of all nations and places are essentially equal, and only injustice sows among them discrimination, fear, and exploitation. (Great Literature Quotes) I was enthralled and moved by Azar Nafisi’s account of how she defied, and helped others to defy, radical Islam’s war against women. Her memoir contains important and properly complex reflections about the ravages of theocracy, about thoughtfulness, and about the ordeals of freedom-as well as a stirring account of the pleasures and deepening of consciousness that result from an encounter with great literature and with an inspired teacher. (Great Literature Quotes) That’s the great thing about literature -- it makes the world less lonely (Great Literature Quotes) Early Islam was a time of great creativity. Scholars excelled in sciences and literature. (Great Literature Quotes) If you read literature, you put yourself in somebody else’s shoes. You learn from great figures in literature. (Great Literature Quotes) It’s a great thing when you feel that you recognize yourself, deeply and movingly, in a work of literature. (Great Literature Quotes) ...our enjoyment of the great works of literature depends more upon the depth of our sympathy than upon our understanding. (Great Literature Quotes) I think literature has lost it’s power. Great novels continue to be written, but they are no longer changing the world. (Great Literature Quotes) Literature has done great work for feminism - writing and reading are a practice of empathy - and great literature will continue to do so. (Great Literature Quotes) It is doubtless one of Aristotle’s great services that he conceived so clearly the truth that literature is a thing that grows and has a history. (Great Literature Quotes) Within a week I walked the streets of Tel-Aviv, I wandered around Budapest and found myself admiring the Architecture of Paris. That’s the power of great literature. (Great Literature Quotes) The idea behind a dish - the delight and the surprise - makes a difference. Great literature surprises and delights, and provokes us. It isn’t just ‘Here’s the facts - boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl.’ It’s how you tell it (Great Literature Quotes) There isn’t, even now, a great tradition of novel-writing in Afghanistan. Most of the literature is in the form of poetry (Great Literature Quotes) Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics (Great Literature Quotes) The myth that everyone once read great literature is just a myth (Great Literature Quotes) Literature bores me, especially great literature (Great Literature Quotes) The most exciting periods of literature have always been those when the critics were great (Great Literature Quotes) Just as the office worker dreams of murdering his hated boss and so is saved from really murdering him, so it is with the author; with his great dreams he helps his readers to survive, to avoid their worst intentions. And society, without realizing it respects and even exalts him, albeit with a kind of jealousy, fear and even repulsion, since few people want to discover the horrors that lurk in the depths of their souls. This is the highest mission of great literature, and there is no other (Great Literature Quotes) A people may become great through many means, but there is only one measure by which its greatness is recognized and acknowledged. The final measure of the greatness of all peoples is the amount and standard of the literature and art they have produced... No people that has produced great literature and art has ever been looked upon by the world as distinctly inferior (Great Literature Quotes) Great literature is like moral leadership; everyone deplores the lack of it, but there is a tendency to prefer it from the safely dead (Great Literature Quotes) Real literature is something much better than a harmless instrument for getting through idle hours. The purpose of great literature is to help us to develop into full human beings (Great Literature Quotes) When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human mind has not achieved anything greater than the ability to share feelings and thoughts through language (Great Literature Quotes) What’s strange is how many beginning writers seem to think that grammar is irrelevant, or that they are somehow above or beyond this subject more fit for a schoolchild than the future author of great literature (Great Literature Quotes) I’m not writing great literature. I’m writing commercial fiction for people to enjoy the stories and to like the characters (Great Literature Quotes) I doubt if anything learnt at school is of more value than great literature learnt by heart (Great Literature Quotes) In a sense much great literature is subversive, since its very existence implies that what matters is art, imagination, and truth. In what we call the real world, on the other hand, what usually counts is money, power, and public success (Great Literature Quotes) All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town (Great Literature Quotes) Do you realize that all great literature is all about what a bummer it is to be a human being? Isn’t it such a relief to have somebody say that? (Great Literature Quotes)

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