Ancient Literature quotes

Ancient Literature

5 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

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Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel Writer, Holocaust Survivor

"No one has written the way Isaiah does. The royal style, the majesty of the language. He is called the prince of the prophets. No one has written like that. I've studied ancient literature, Homer, for example, but it's not the same thing."

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