Literature Quotes

"And the verse falls to the soul like dew to the pasture." "It’s with bad sentiments that one makes good novels." "There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book" "The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink" "Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life." "To read is to dream with open eyes." "There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches." "And your very flesh shall be a great poem." "To have great poets, there must be great audiences." "This hour I tell things in confidence." "I've always been a reader of science fiction, and fantasy." "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." "One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words " "My business is words. Words are like labels, or coins, or better, like swarming bees." "A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams." "You fail only if you stop writing." "Novels are a marathon, while screenplays are a sprint" "What I enjoy most are the challenges that the writing process presents" "The big advantage of a book is it's very easy to rewind. Close it and you're right back at the beginning." "A writer survives on his weaknesses and gets killed by his strengths."