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Literature Quotes

Literature is written material that, 100 years after the death of the author, is forced upon high school students Picture Quote #1

Well documented, the relationship of literature to myth in the Western world has undergone much change over the millennia, as first the age of gods fell away before the notion of a single God, and then, for many people, that single God slipped away, too Picture Quote #1

At a very young age, I was influenced enormously by Julio Cortazar or Carlos Fuentes. In that literature, there’s always an exploration of different perspectives, points of view Picture Quote #1

[Alfred] Hitchcock was very interested in the image on the screen.As is any good cinema director. That is the language they speak. It is not literature, it is images on screen Picture Quote #1

Instead of being a page-turner, ‘Moby-Dick’ is a repository of American history and culture and the essentials of Western literature. The book is so encyclopedic that space aliens could use it to re-create the whale fishery as it once existed on the planet Earth in the midst of the 19th century Picture Quote #1

I want literature to open all the doors that I can’t open by myself, and to allow me to see things that I wouldn’t otherwise see Picture Quote #1

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The Lady’s World’ should be made the recognized organ for the expression of women’s opinions on all subjects of literature, art and modern life, and yet it should be a magazine that men could read with pleasure Picture Quote #1

I believe that if it were possible to scrap the whole of existing literature, all writers would find themselves inevitably producing something very close to SF ... No other form of fiction has the vocabulary of ideas and images to deal with the present, let alone the future Picture Quote #1

...with each new book of mine I have always the feeling that this time I have picked a lemon in the garden of literature Picture Quote #1

There are still some people out there who believe comic books are nothing more than, well, comic books. But the true cognoscenti know graphic novels are - at their best - an amazing blend of art literature and the theater of the mind Picture Quote #1

If literature survives at all, it is as retreat for those who refuse to assimilate to American mass culture Picture Quote #1

[Mark] Twain is pointing at you. You, the reader of the book one hundred and thirty years ago and today. That is what has made it a great American novel and the most widely read book in American Literature around the world today Picture Quote #1

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I spent four years doing a doctorate in postmodern American literature. I can recognize it when I see it Picture Quote #1

It is one of the paradoxes of American literature that our writers are forever looking back with love and nostalgia at lives they couldn’t wait to leave Picture Quote #1

It does not follow because many books are written by persons born in America that there exists an American literature. Books which imitate or represent the thoughts and life of Europe do not constitute an American literature. Before such can exist, an original idea must animate this nation and fresh currents of life must call into life fresh thoughts along the shore Picture Quote #1

I don’t aspire at present to be king of the hill in American literature Picture Quote #1

I have a slightly bad back, which has made an enormous contribution to American literature Picture Quote #1

It would be hard to exaggerate Ernest Hemingway’s influence over American literature, but his influence on our lives is probably larger still Picture Quote #1

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I finally returned to Iran in 1979, when I got my degree in English and American literature, and stayed for 18 years in the Islamic republic Picture Quote #1

Not only are most of our citizens fathomlessly ignorant of the glories of American literature, a fast-growing percentage of our students are no longer taught much about any works of American art, be they novels, paintings, symphonies or ballets Picture Quote #1

I look at western literature and especially North American literature, and I feel like it gets bogged down so much with all of that, with domestic stories and relationships and a woman dealing with the loss of her husband Picture Quote #1

When I went to college, I majored in American literature, which was unusual then. But it meant that I was broadly exposed to nineteenth-century American literature. I became interested in the way that American writers used metaphoric language, starting with Emerson Picture Quote #1

If American literature has a few heroes, Miller is one of them. He refused to name names at the McCarthy hearings, and his play ‘The Crucible’ analysed the hearings in the context of a previous American mass psychosis, the Salem witch trials Picture Quote #1

The main differences between contemporary English and American literature is that the baleful pseudo-professionalism imparted by all those crap M.F.A. writing programs has yet to settle like a miasma of standardization on the English literary scene. But it’s beginning to happen Picture Quote #1

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Some people might be surprised that ‘Rambo’s creator has a doctorate in American literature. One of my influences is Henry James, whose major theme is awareness. Whether I’m writing about military personnel, law enforcement, or De Quincey, the persistent theme is paying attention in a hostile world Picture Quote #1

I like European and South American literature, but mostly I read nonfiction Picture Quote #1

If you read Islamic creationist literature, it’s pretty much lifted from American evangelical literature Picture Quote #1

All good American literature is always interested in people who are ambiguously heroic, like Gatsby Picture Quote #1

I think American literature is in a tedious place, horrible place. I can’t even engage with it Picture Quote #1

No, Margaret Atwood writes literature, whereas I write fiction. I’m from the American Midwest, so literature is beyond my abilities Picture Quote #1

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Literature is written material that, 100 years after the death of the author, is forced upon high school students. (Literature Quotes) Well documented, the relationship of literature to myth in the Western world has undergone much change over the millennia, as first the age of gods fell away before the notion of a single God, and then, for many people, that single God slipped away, too. (Literature Quotes) At a very young age, I was influenced enormously by Julio Cortazar or Carlos Fuentes. In that literature, there’s always an exploration of different perspectives, points of view. (Literature Quotes) [Alfred] Hitchcock was very interested in the image on the screen.As is any good cinema director. That is the language they speak. It is not literature, it is images on screen. (Literature Quotes) Instead of being a page-turner, ‘Moby-Dick’ is a repository of American history and culture and the essentials of Western literature. The book is so encyclopedic that space aliens could use it to re-create the whale fishery as it once existed on the planet Earth in the midst of the 19th century. (Literature Quotes) I want literature to open all the doors that I can’t open by myself, and to allow me to see things that I wouldn’t otherwise see. (Literature Quotes) The Lady’s World’ should be made the recognized organ for the expression of women’s opinions on all subjects of literature, art and modern life, and yet it should be a magazine that men could read with pleasure. (Literature Quotes) I believe that if it were possible to scrap the whole of existing literature, all writers would find themselves inevitably producing something very close to SF ... No other form of fiction has the vocabulary of ideas and images to deal with the present, let alone the future. (Literature Quotes) ...with each new book of mine I have always the feeling that this time I have picked a lemon in the garden of literature. (Literature Quotes) There are still some people out there who believe comic books are nothing more than, well, comic books. But the true cognoscenti know graphic novels are - at their best - an amazing blend of art literature and the theater of the mind. (Literature Quotes) If literature survives at all, it is as retreat for those who refuse to assimilate to American mass culture. (Literature Quotes) [Mark] Twain is pointing at you. You, the reader of the book one hundred and thirty years ago and today. That is what has made it a great American novel and the most widely read book in American Literature around the world today. (Literature Quotes) I spent four years doing a doctorate in postmodern American literature. I can recognize it when I see it. (Literature Quotes) It is one of the paradoxes of American literature that our writers are forever looking back with love and nostalgia at lives they couldn’t wait to leave. (Literature Quotes) It does not follow because many books are written by persons born in America that there exists an American literature. Books which imitate or represent the thoughts and life of Europe do not constitute an American literature. Before such can exist, an original idea must animate this nation and fresh currents of life must call into life fresh thoughts along the shore. (Literature Quotes) I don’t aspire at present to be king of the hill in American literature (Literature Quotes) I have a slightly bad back, which has made an enormous contribution to American literature (Literature Quotes) It would be hard to exaggerate Ernest Hemingway’s influence over American literature, but his influence on our lives is probably larger still. (Literature Quotes) I finally returned to Iran in 1979, when I got my degree in English and American literature, and stayed for 18 years in the Islamic republic. (Literature Quotes) Not only are most of our citizens fathomlessly ignorant of the glories of American literature, a fast-growing percentage of our students are no longer taught much about any works of American art, be they novels, paintings, symphonies or ballets. (Literature Quotes) I look at western literature and especially North American literature, and I feel like it gets bogged down so much with all of that, with domestic stories and relationships and a woman dealing with the loss of her husband. (Literature Quotes) When I went to college, I majored in American literature, which was unusual then. But it meant that I was broadly exposed to nineteenth-century American literature. I became interested in the way that American writers used metaphoric language, starting with Emerson. (Literature Quotes) If American literature has a few heroes, Miller is one of them. He refused to name names at the McCarthy hearings, and his play ‘The Crucible’ analysed the hearings in the context of a previous American mass psychosis, the Salem witch trials. (Literature Quotes) The main differences between contemporary English and American literature is that the baleful pseudo-professionalism imparted by all those crap M.F.A. writing programs has yet to settle like a miasma of standardization on the English literary scene. But it’s beginning to happen. (Literature Quotes) Some people might be surprised that ‘Rambo’s creator has a doctorate in American literature. One of my influences is Henry James, whose major theme is awareness. Whether I’m writing about military personnel, law enforcement, or De Quincey, the persistent theme is paying attention in a hostile world. (Literature Quotes) I like European and South American literature, but mostly I read nonfiction (Literature Quotes) If you read Islamic creationist literature, it’s pretty much lifted from American evangelical literature. (Literature Quotes) All good American literature is always interested in people who are ambiguously heroic, like Gatsby. (Literature Quotes) I think American literature is in a tedious place, horrible place. I can’t even engage with it. (Literature Quotes) No, Margaret Atwood writes literature, whereas I write fiction. I’m from the American Midwest, so literature is beyond my abilities. (Literature Quotes)

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