Famous E. M. Forster Words
- When love flies it is remembered not as love but as something else. Blessed are the uneducated, who forget it entirely, and are never conscious… Aimless
- It is easy to sympathize at a distance,' said an old gentleman with a beard. 'I value more the kind word that is spoken close… Beard
- Man can learn everything if he will but try. Inspirational
- Excuse my mistakes, realize my limitations. Life is not easy as we know it on the earth. Earth
- When you come back you will not be you. And I may not be I. Come Back
- Love felt and returned, love which our bodies exact and our hearts have transfigured, love which is the most real thing that we shall ever… Bodies
- ...though nothing is damaged, everything is changed. Changed
- There's never any great risk as long as you have money. Any
- Men were not gods after all, but as human and as clumsy as girls. All
- You talk as if a god had made the Machine," cried the other. "I believe that you pray to it when you are unhappy. Men… Believe
- You can transmute love, ignore it, muddle it, but you can never pull it out of you. Funny
- Of course he despised the world as a whole; every thoughtful man should; it is almost a test of refinement. Course
- I think you’re beautiful, the only beautiful person I’ve ever seen. I love your voice and everything to do with you, down to your clothes… Adore
- Words deserted him immediately. He could only speak when he was not asked to. Asked
- He had shown her all the workings of his soul, mistaking this for love. All
- Art for art's sake? I should think so, and more so than ever at the present time. It is the one orderly product which our… Art
- Expansion, that is the idea the novelist must cling to, not completion, not rounding off, but opening out. Cling
- We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. Appreciate Life
- At the side of the everlasting why, is a yes, and a yes, and a yes. Everlasting
- No one is India. India
- Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism. Admit
- No man can be an agnostic who has a sense of humor. Agnostic
- It is a mistake to think that books have come to stay. The human race did without them for thousands of years and may decide… Books
- I have been racking my brains and can find no reply [to] this very reasonable question. I can only suggest that the fictional part of… Been
- 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… Betray
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