#literature

Literature is my life of course, but from an ontological point of view. From an existential point of view, I like being a teacher. ↗

— Antonio Tabucchi

#course #existential #i #life #like

Writing detective stories is about writing light literature, for entertainment. It isn't primarily a question of writing propaganda or classical literature. ↗

— Steig Larsson

#classical #detective #detective stories #entertainment #light

Literature does not exist in a vacuum. Writers as such have a definite social function exactly proportional to their ability as writers. This is their main use. ↗

— Ezra Pound

#definite #does #exactly #exist #function

And in down times it shakes a lot of the bad SF out, a lot the stuff that was bought for literary reasons, which is neither entertaining nor great literature. ↗

— Jerry Pournelle

#bought #down #entertaining #great #great literature

The most watched programme on the BBC, after the news, is probably 'Doctor Who.' What has happened is that science fiction has been subsumed into modern literature. There are grandparents out there who speak Klingon, who are quite capable of holding down a job. No one would think twice now about a parallel universe. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#after #bbc #been #capable #doctor

Wisdom finds its literary expression in wisdom literature. ↗

— Paul Ricoeur

#finds #literary #literature #wisdom

Literature is news that stays news. ↗

— Ezra Pound

#news #stays

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens. ↗

— E. B. White

#discouraging #i #know #literature #more

There is a wonderful Hungarian literature, especially in lyric poetry. ↗

— Gyorgy Ligeti

#hungarian #literature #lyric #poetry #wonderful

I think I was a good student, because I jumped over a school. My main interest was basically history and literature. Sports were basically basketball and swimming at a pool. I was so happy. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#basketball #because #good #good student #happy