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She would only point out the salvation that was latent in his own soul, and in the soul of every man. Only… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
“Ladies sheltering behind men, men sheltering behind servants - the whole system's wrong, and she must challenge it.” — E.M. Forster Copy Share Image
“The house was very quiet, and the fog—we are in November now—pressed against the windows like an excluded ghost.” — E.M. Forster Copy Share Image
The most successful career must show a waste of strength that might have removed mountains, and the most unsuccessful is not that… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
“Their color slowly faded from out of the flowers; but their scent lingered to honey the air he breathed.” — EM Forster Copy Share Image
I love the fact that James Ivory made films about Britain, made 'Howards End' and 'The Remains of the Day,' or that… — Andrew Haigh Copy Share Image
I find it very invigorating having Ken Lonergan, who's an established, Pulitzer-nominated playwright doing Howards End, or Chris Hampton who's won an… — Colin Callender Copy Share Image
