242 Quotes About Literary

No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.

The book, like the bicycle, is a perfect form.

If you fall into water, you may still be saved. But if you fall down in literary matters, there is no life left for you.

. . . a statement that is repugnant to one's beliefs can be as true as one that is pleasurable.

In a world of watered-down bestsellers and formula novels, Hitching to Nirvana eases back just enough to show the blade which cuts the real open, then bolts forward again, giving us a charged, swerving dance to self-actualization. Hitching to Nirvana is a magnetic forcefield, not just pulling us beautifully into the story, but into our own lives. It's rare when a writer can open the shared world with such a deft, personal touch. Janet Mason is a genius.

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Her mind was an immense feral country that spilled its borders.

What I do recall is colored by what’s in the Book. Instead of memories, I have excerpts. It’s like looking at a photograph of a photograph. The framing is off. The colors are dulled. The image is slightly dark.

I don’t think you can dial 911 for a literary emergency.