When absorbed as sensory input, however, the amount of information processed by the brain in a few moments is nearly infinite. Text does have advantages over image as well. One of the most obvious is the sheer capacity of information and entertainment that can be contained in a single work of literature. If someone attempted to annotate what a picture displayed, and only what a picture displayed, the compilation would come up short when compared to a book written on a subject. Similarly, only a limited amount of action could be captured in the tension held in the painter's brushstrokes.
Text can also better and more completely express the thoughts and emotion of the subject.
Not to say that a particularly good artist could not do as such, but his interpretation would be considerably less thorough than that of an author. Then again, many people enjoy speculating exactly what is resting on the surface of the subjects' minds. Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, considered one of the most outstanding pieces of art that ever existed, has been debated over for centuries as to what that little half-smile on her face meant. So, no matter how long the debate between text and image is drawn out, a definite superior will never emerge, except, perhaps, in the minds of those who would magnanimously claim their definitive solution on the subject, disregarding the fact that everyone is different, and that each individual is entitled to his or her opinion. Everyone else will simply have to accept that each has its pros and cons, and will henceforth appeal differently in the minds and hearts of those who would cherish the works of text, and the works of image.