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Beauty Quote by E.M. Forster

“Eccolo!” he exclaimed. At the same moment the ground gave way, and with a cry she fell out of the wood. Light and beauty enveloped her. She had fallen on to a little open terrace, which was covered with violets from end to end. “Courage!” cried her companion, now standing some six feet above…” quote by E.M. Forster
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““Eccolo!” he exclaimed. At the same moment the ground gave way, and with a cry she fell out of the wood. Light and beauty enveloped her. She had fallen on to a little open terrace, which was covered with violets from end to end. “Courage!” cried her companion, now standing some six feet above. “Courage and love.” She did not answer. From her feet the ground sloped sharply into view, and violets ran down in rivulets and streams and cataracts, irrigating the hillside with blue, eddying round the tree stems, collecting into pools in the hollows, covering the grass with spots of azure foam. But never again were they in such profusion; this terrace was the well-head, the primal source whence beauty gushed out to water the earth. Standing at its brink, like a swimmer who prepares, was the good man. But he was not the good man that she had expected, and he was alone. George had turned at the sound of her arrival. For a moment he contemplated her, as one who had fallen out of heaven. He saw radiant joy in her face, he saw the flowers beat against her dress in blue waves. The bushes above them closed. He stepped quickly forward and kissed her…””

E.M. Forster

About This Quote

Source Short Story: “The Terrace of Violets”, 1910

A moment of awe and love amid a landscape of blooming violets reveals inner courage and beauty.

In simple terms: Beauty and courage appear together in a vivid scene.

Key Takeaway

Seek beauty and courage in life.

Themes

love beauty courage

Mood

poetic dreamy

Type

literary inspirational

When to use this quote

  • personal reflection
  • artistic inspiration
  • relationship building

Key Concepts

symbolism romanticism nature imagery

Questions to Reflect On

  • What does the terrace symbolize?
  • How does love transform perception?
A Different Perspective

The scene may romanticize danger.

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