Quotes about Literature, page 6

The writer cannot exist outside of the fortress and mother tongue.

Quote by Vasile Tarateanu about literature

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

Quote by André Maurois about literature

A probing analysis of the problems of evolution forms the basis of my prose.

Quote by Johannes Vilhelm Jensen about literature

During half a century of literary work, I have endeavoured to introduce the philosophy of evolution into the sphere of literature, and to inspire my readers to think in evolutionary terms.

Quote by Johannes Vilhelm Jensen about literature

In a good play every speech should be as fully flavoured as a nut or apple.

Quote by John Millington Synge about literature

Literature and butterflies are the two sweetest passions known to man.

Quote by Vladimir Nabokov about literature

The avantgarde are people who don't exactly know where they want to go, but are the first to get there.

Quote by Romain Gary about literature

When you are eliminating the vanity, you can exist in literature, because you find other arguments for the fact that you are existing, less vanitous and the things are then back to normal, in a more acceptable order.

Quote by Dinu Flamand about literature

There is no difference between making bread and printing books.

Quote by Costache Olareanu about literature

I lived to write, and wrote to live.

Quote by Samuel Rogers about literature

The construction of a poem equals the carving in marble of a statue, or just only a statuettes. The composition of a statuary group sends you to prose.

Quote by Barbu Cioculescu about literature

For Polish, the work of Cioran and Eliade is bringsing with itself an impressive world of thought and reflection.

Quote by Constantin Geambasu about literature

The link between the Polish and Romanian literature transpires in aproaching common motives: Sobieski, Cosmin Forests, Despot Voda, maiden Ruxandra, motiveswhich are highlighting the most important moments of historical relations between Moldova...

Quote by Constantin Geambasu about literature

Literature - salutary fiction, boycotted restlessly by the tortures of meat.

Quote by Iulian Boldea about literature

Each character took something from me.

Quote by Alexandru Ecovoiu about literature

As for me, my greatest pain is that life has always defeated in the battle with literature.

Quote by Radu Voinescu about literature

Nothing can compare to Eastenders. It's some of the best literature being written in England at the moment.

Quote by David Bowie about literature

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

Quote by Dorothy Parker about literature

It is a sad feature of modern life that only women for the most part have time to write novels, and they seldom have much to write about.

Quote by Auberon Alexander Waugh about literature

A literature must innovate if it wants to live and be strong.

Quote by Alexandru Macedonski about literature