What does this quotation mean by salmon rushdie..?

Question

"literature is where you go to explore the highest and lowest places in human society and in the human spirit"

that is not the full quotation but what does this part mean.

like to you, i really don't know what it means .

im lost in a way i do i just cant put it into words .

please hellp .

Answer 1

literature is something in which you can explore the many worlds, fictional and real

Answer 2

My interpretation, literature is one place in human society where you can write or read about topics that can excite you to the highest level of mental ecstasy or bring you down to the very pits of society. Although there is a certain amount of censorship here in America, and it depends on what group is offended, you can write about anything.

Answer 3

I don't give a ****