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Words Quotes by E. M. Forster
- This element of surprise or mystery - the detective element as it is sometimes rather emptily called - is of great importance in a plot.…
- If there is on earth a house with many mansions, it is the house of words.
- Just as words have two functions - information and creation - so each human mind has two personalities, one on the surface, one deeper down.…
- A mirror does not develop because an historical pageant passes in front of it. It only develops when it gets a fresh coat of quicksilver…
- The kingdom of music is not the kingdom of this world; it will accept those whom breeding and intellect and culture have alike rejected. The…
- Words deserted him immediately. He could only speak when he was not asked to.
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- Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses. — Hannah Arendt
- I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then… — Paul Auster
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something… — Chinua Achebe
- Mr. Bean is at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both verbal and… — Rowan Atkinson
- I don't think of poetry as a 'rational' activity but as an aural one. My poems usually begin with words or phrases… — Margaret Atwood
- The genesis of a poem for me is usually a cluster of words. The only good metaphor I can think of is… — Margaret Atwood
- The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences. — Saint Augustine
- Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride… — Jane Austen
- Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the… — Teresa of Avila
- The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or… — Teresa of Avila