“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
— E. M. Forster
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Category: life
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I am sure that if the mothers
“I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars.”
— E. M. Forster
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Category: mom
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To make us feel small in the
“To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make us feel small in the wrong way.”
— E. M. Forster
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The main facts in human life are
“The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.”
— E. M. Forster
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The sadness of the incomplete, the sadness
“The sadness of the incomplete, the sadness that is often Life, but should never be Art.”
— E. M. Forster
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What is wonderful about great literature is
“What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote.”
— E. M. Forster
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Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It
“Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had a bad press. It is negative. It merely means putting up with people, being able to stand things.”
— E. M. Forster
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Nonsense and beauty have close connections.
“Nonsense and beauty have close connections.”
— E. M. Forster
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History develops, art stands still.
“History develops, art stands still.”
— E. M. Forster
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Only people who have been allowed to
“Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in their eyes.”
— E. M. Forster
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Category: freedom
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A poem is True if it hangs
“A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.”
— E. M. Forster
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Category: poetry
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