4,370 Quotes About Literature

There was a word for this feeling, a Portuguese word he once learned from Lucia: Suadade. A vague longing for something that cannot exist again. Or perhaps never existed.

There is no born lover, There is no born Don Juan, For we are all lovers.

To leave out beautiful sunsets is the secret of good taste.

Without travels, our existence, our memories, our literature, our dreams, our everything would be very poor, very boring, very limited!

A good adventure is like a good literature. They both descend to the depths of our souls and they become unforgettable all our lives!

I grow weary of the loveThat lasts for a nightWhen it should be thereThe next sunrise

But what good are scars if they do not ache?And what good are eyes if they do not weep?What good is desire if it does not hurt?What good is a passion if it stays ‘sleep?

But I hate to hear you talking so like a fine gentleman, and as if women were all fine ladies, instead of rational creatures. We none of us expect to be in smooth water all our days.

Ô, wine!, the truth-serum so potent that all those who wish to live happy lives should abstain from drinking it entirely!... except of course when they are alone.