46 Memorable Literature Quotes

Literature has the power to capture the deepest of human emotions and the complexity of the human experience, weaving them into words that resonate through time. Whether you've been swept away on epic adventures, entangled in heartbreaking romances, or challenged by profound philosophical questions, there's a quote that speaks to every facet of life. In this collection of 46 memorable literature quotes, you'll find words that have inspired generations, offering a glimpse into the minds of some of the greatest writers of all time. Join us as we explore these timeless excerpts and reflect on their enduring impact.

1. “It was a wonderful experience. She mistrusted his very slumbers--and she seemed to think I could tell her why! Thus a poor mortal seduced by the charm of an apparition might have tried to wring from another ghost the tremendous secret of the claim the other world holds over a disembodied soul astray amongst the passions of this earth. The very ground on which I stood seemed to melt under my feet. And it was so simple too; but if the spirits evoked by our fears and our unrest have ever to vouch for each other's constancy before the forlorn magicians that we are, then I--I alone of us dwellers in the flesh--have shuddered in the hopeless chill of such a task.” - Joseph Conrad 'Lord Jim'

2. “Life is only a flicker of melted ice.” - Dejan Stojanovic

3. “Eternity is a glorious word, but eternity is ice.” - Dejan Stojanovic

4. “Infinity is the end. End without infinity is but a new beginning.” - Dejan Stojanovic

5. “Through words to the meaning of thoughts with no words.” - Dejan Stojanovic

6. “We hear only our own voices, still echoes returning to our emptiness.” - Dejan Stojanovic

7. “When the long bygone Lee Po wanted to say something, he could do it with only a few words.” - Dejan Stojanovic

8. “Say No! Accept the burdens of revenge.” - Dejan Stojanovic

9. “Even if you are alone you wage war with yourself.” - Dejan Stojanovic

10. “If you could have walked on the planet before humans lived here, maybe the Ivory Coast would have seemed more beautiful than La Côte d'Azur.” - Dejan Stojanovic

11. “For a game, you don’t need a teacher.” - Dejan Stojanovic

12. “Christ did not ask or want to be what he was not.” - Dejan Stojanovic

13. “Strangers are endearing because you don’t know them yet.” - Dejan Stojanovic

14. “We like to admit to only that which already glows, although it is nobler to support brightness before it glows, not afterwards.” - Dejan Stojanovic

15. “Disease often comes with a smiling face.” - Dejan Stojanovic

16. “It’s not easy to write a poem about a poem.” - Dejan Stojanovic

17. “If you are good, they say you are weak.” - Dejan Stojanovic

18. “They grew; they did not talk about growing.” - Dejan Stojanovic

19. “For a moment at least, be a smile on someone else’s face.” - Dejan Stojanovic

20. “There are countless circles of hell; believers never penetrate the ninth circle.” - Dejan Stojanovic

21. “A big desire is not enough to meet the expectations of lost dreams.” - Dejan Stojanovic

22. “He had an answer to almost everything and he retired at an early age.” - Dejan Stojanovic

23. “They will smile, as they always do when they plan a major attack late in the night.” - Dejan Stojanovic

24. “Trying too hard to be too good, even when trying to be bad, is too good for the bad, too bad for the good.” - Dejan Stojanovic

25. “Total knowledge is annihilation Of the desire to see, to touch, to feel The world sensed only through senses And immune to the knowledge without feeling.” - Dejan Stojanovic

26. “There is no born lover, There is no born Don Juan, For we are all lovers.” - Dejan Stojanovic

27. “Everything seems impossible And everything seems possible.” - Dejan Stojanovic

28. “Possible is more a matter of attitude, A matter of decision, to choose Among the impossible possibilities, When one sound opportunity Becomes a possible solution.” - Dejan Stojanovic

29. “Dream by making and make by dreaming.” - Dejan Stojanovic

30. “Since nothing is absolute There is no absolute silence, Only an appearance Of temporary peace.” - Dejan Stojanovic

31. “To write good poems is the secret of brevity.” - Dejan Stojanovic

32. “Every man needs his Siren To check his courage and strength When he hears her song In his travels through the unknown.” - Dejan Stojanovic

33. “A star needs a star.” - Dejan Stojanovic

34. “Beauty is a cheap word, but beauty remains priceless.” - Dejan Stojanovic

35. “It is vain futility to analyze the algebra of time.” - Dejan Stojanovic

36. “Without nothing, everything would be nothing.” - Dejan Stojanovic

37. “To come to nothing through something is the way to outside from both sides.” - Dejan Stojanovic

38. “Every star was darker than the night before it awoke.” - Dejan Stojanovic

39. “There is nobody to wake up eternal seekers.” - Dejan Stojanovic

40. “When magic through nerves and reason passes, Imagination, force, and passion will thunder. The portrait of the world is changed.” - Dejan Stojanovic

41. “Deliver thunder, GodIf you choose not to talk.” - Dejan Stojanovic

42. “Neither alive nor dead; No one lets up, No one wins.” - Dejan Stojanovic

43. “And this that you call solitude is in fact a big crowd.” - Dejan Stojanovic

44. “Creating means living.” - Dejan Stojanovic

45. “Wherever I go, I meet myself.” - Dejan Stojanovic

46. “Había leído lo bastante como para apreciar mi ingenio literario, pero no lo bastante como para identificar mis fuentes de conocimiento. Me encantan las mujeres así. Podía decirle cosas como: "La principal diferencia entre la felicidad y la alegría es que la felicidad es sólida, mientras que la alegría es líquida" y, escudándome en su ignorancia de Salinger, sentirme ingenioso, seductor y, porqué no decirlo, joven. Notaba que Ernie me miraba fijamente mientras yo me daba pisto, pero qué diablos, pensaba yo. Un hombre tiene derecho a flirtear.” - David Mitchell