Critical Lens Essay Quotations
Critical Lens Essay Quotations
Chose one of the following six quotations to connect to your work of literature:
1. “Good Literature makes us aware of the potential that each human being has.” Anonymous
2- “The best literature may entertain readers or disturb them, but above all, it must make them think.” Anonymous
3- “Art is the lie that makes us realize the truth.” Pablo Picasso
4- “The best literature is about old universal truths, such as love, honor, pride, compassion and sacrifice.” William Faulkner
5- “Dreams not bases on realistic expectations become grand illusions” Anonymous
6- “Good literature substitutes for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through.” Alex Solzhenitsyn
7- “The right book* is always a book of travel; it is about a life’s journey” H.M. Tomlinson
*For the purpose of writing your essay, you may interpret the word “book” to include plays, short stories, biographies, and books of true experience.
8- “The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience.” J.F. Clarke
9- “Things can happen in some cities* and the tale of them will be interesting; the same story laid in another city would be ridiculous.” Frank Norris
*For the purpose of writing your essay, you may interpret the word “cities” to mean locations and the word “city” to mean location.
10- “All literature shows the power of emotion. It is emotion, not reason, that motivates characters in literature.” Paraphrased from an interview with Duff Brenna
11- “Good literature substitutes for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through.” Alexander
Chose one of the following six quotations to connect to your work of literature:
1. “Good Literature makes us aware of the potential that each human being has.” Anonymous
2- “The best literature may entertain readers or disturb them, but above all, it must make them think.” Anonymous
3- “Art is the lie that makes us realize the truth.” Pablo Picasso
4- “The best literature is about old universal truths, such as love, honor, pride, compassion and sacrifice.” William Faulkner
5- “Dreams not bases on realistic expectations become grand illusions” Anonymous
6- “Good literature substitutes for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through.” Alex Solzhenitsyn
7- “The right book* is always a book of travel; it is about a life’s journey” H.M. Tomlinson
*For the purpose of writing your essay, you may interpret the word “book” to include plays, short stories, biographies, and books of true experience.
8- “The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience.” J.F. Clarke
9- “Things can happen in some cities* and the tale of them will be interesting; the same story laid in another city would be ridiculous.” Frank Norris
*For the purpose of writing your essay, you may interpret the word “cities” to mean locations and the word “city” to mean location.
10- “All literature shows the power of emotion. It is emotion, not reason, that motivates characters in literature.” Paraphrased from an interview with Duff Brenna
11- “Good literature substitutes for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through.” Alexander