“Marjorie Agosin proves the power of the word to transport us to the center of her humane and human vision.” HumansVisionProveHumaneTransport Author:Julia Alvarez
“Literature is about being a complex, contradictory human being.” HumansLiteratureHuman BeingsComplexesContradictory Author:Julia Alvarez
“Terrence, the Roman slave who freed himself with his writings, once observed, "I am a human being. Nothing human is alien to me." That could be the motto of literature!” WritingHumansLiteratureHuman BeingsSlaveAliensMotto Author:Julia Alvarez
“When we read, even if the characters are tragic or sad or disturbing, these are our brothers and sisters in the human family.” IfsHumansCharacterBrotherTragicBrothers And SistersDisturbingHuman Family Author:Julia Alvarez
“Schools provide safe spaces to talk about controversial issues, and literature presents characters portraying human experience in all its richness and contradictoriness.” HumansCharacterSchoolLiteratureSpaceIssuesSafeHuman ExperienceRichnessControversialPortrayingSafe SpaceControversial Issues Author:Julia Alvarez
“A novel is not, after all, a historical document, but a way to travel through the human heart.” WayHumansHeartNovelHistoricalDocumentsHuman Heart Book:In the Time of the Butterflies Source: In the Time of the Butterflies
