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 on great
History develops, art stands still. E. M. Forster on history
I hate the idea of causes, and if I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country. E. M. Forster on hope
If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country. E. M. Forster on hope
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 on life
The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death. E. M. Forster on life
Love is always being given where it is not required. E. M. Forster on love
The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death. E. M. Forster on love
I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars. E. M. Forster on mom
One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it rather than at the things that it buys. E. M. Forster on money
What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives? E. M. Forster on nature
England has always been disinclined to accept human nature. E. M. Forster on nature
A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself. E. M. Forster on poetry
The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch. E. M. Forster on poetry
The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal. E. M. Forster on respect
The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal. E. M. Forster on society
One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life. E. M. Forster on trust
One is certain of nothing but the truth of one's own emotions. E. M. Forster on truth
Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration. E. M. Forster on women
I am so used to seeing the sort of play which deals with one man and two women. They do not leave me with the feeling I have made a full theatrical meal they do not give me the experience of the multiplicity of life. E. M. Forster on women