Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.
E.M. Forster
Life Complexity, Chronicles, Personal Struggles, Reflection, Human Experience, Uncertainty
E.M. Forster’s Quotes On Topics
Rationality Critique | Temper | Public Journey | Individualism | Functions | Death | Right | Kingdom | Held | Piano | Person With Passion | Moments Of Intensity | Artistic Perspective | Inner Experience | Passing Time | Value | Brain | Longing | Honest Interaction | Cosmic Narration | More
More E.M. Forster Quotes
“No one is India.” E.M. Forster
Complexity, Perception, Cultural Reflection, Human Experience, Inner Landscape, Mystery
E.M. Forster Complexity, Perception, Cultural Reflection, Human Experience, Inner Landscape, Mystery“I believe we shall come to care about people less and less, Helen. The more people one knows, the easier it becomes to replace them. It’s one of the curses of London. I quite expect to end my life caring most for a place.” E.M. Forster
Care, Replacement, Connection, Detachment, Identity, Home
E.M. Forster Care, Replacement, Connection, Detachment, Identity, Home“To them Howards End was a house; they could not know that to her it had been a spirit, for which she sought a spiritual heir. And – pushing one step farther in these mists – may they not have decided even better than they supposed? Is it credible that the possessions of the spirit can be bequeathed at all? Has the soul offspring? A wych-elm tree, a vine, a wisp of hay with dew on it – can passion for such things be transmitted where there is no bond of blood?” E.M. Forster
Howards, End, Spirit, House, Spiritual Inheritance, Emotional Legacy
E.M. Forster Howards, End, Spirit, House, Spiritual Inheritance, Emotional Legacy“Liking one person is an extra reason for liking another.” E.M. Forster
Affection Connections, Interpersonal Bonds, Love’s Ripple, Liking, Person, Reason
E.M. Forster Affection Connections, Interpersonal Bonds, Love’s Ripple, Liking, Person, Reason“It is the little things one bungles at. The big, real ones are nothing when they come.” E.M. Forster
Perception, Human Experience, Complexity, Inner Landscape, Personal Reflection, Social Perspective
E.M. Forster Perception, Human Experience, Complexity, Inner Landscape, Personal Reflection, Social Perspective“Anyone can find places, but the finding of people is a gift from God.” E.M. Forster
Connection, People, Places, Spirituality, Divine Gift, Human Bonds
E.M. Forster Connection, People, Places, Spirituality, Divine Gift, Human Bonds“For you cannot have gentility without paying for it.” E.M. Forster
Social Reflection, Human Nature, Complexity, Perception, Inner Landscape, Social Perspective
E.M. Forster Social Reflection, Human Nature, Complexity, Perception, Inner Landscape, Social Perspective“There’s nothing like a debate to teach one quickness. I often wish I had gone in for them when I was a youngster. It would have helped me no end.” E.M. Forster
Debate, Quickness, Reflection, Learning, Mental Agility, Youthful Regrets
E.M. Forster Debate, Quickness, Reflection, Learning, Mental Agility, Youthful Regrets“Freedom does not guarantee masterpieces.” E.M. Forster
Creativity, Potential, Human Experience, Artistic Challenge, Social Reflection, Inner Journey
E.M. Forster Creativity, Potential, Human Experience, Artistic Challenge, Social Reflection, Inner Journey“Pathos, piety, courage, they exist, but are identical, and so is filth. Everything exists, nothing has value.” E.M. Forster
Existence Philosophy, Moral Ambiguity, Value Nihilism, Courage, Piety, Pathos
E.M. Forster Existence Philosophy, Moral Ambiguity, Value Nihilism, Courage, Piety, Pathos“They chose to regard it as a miraculous preservation.” E.M. Forster
Chose, Regard, Miraculous, Preservation, Perception Bias, Unexpected Survival
E.M. Forster Chose, Regard, Miraculous, Preservation, Perception Bias, Unexpected Survival“Before the civil war, Pottibakia was a normal member of the Comity of Nations. She erected tariff walls, broke treaties, persecuted minorities, obstructed at conferences unless she was convinced there was no danger of a satisfactory solution; then she strained every nerve in the cause of peace.” E.M. Forster
Society, Complexity, Human Nature, Social Reflection, Political Perspective, Inner Landscape
E.M. Forster Society, Complexity, Human Nature, Social Reflection, Political Perspective, Inner Landscape“Love is the best, and the more she let herself love him, the more chance was there that he would set his soul in order.” E.M. Forster
Love, Self-awareness, Connection, Guidance, Transformation, Purpose
E.M. Forster Love, Self-awareness, Connection, Guidance, Transformation, Purpose“Learn instead what I think that Enicharmon thought Urizen thought Gutch thought Ho–Yung thought Chi–Bo–Sing thought Lafcadio Hearn thought Carlyle thought Mirabeau said about the French Revolution.” E.M. Forster
Learn, Think, Thought, Revolution, Intellectual Complexity, Historical Reflection
E.M. Forster Learn, Think, Thought, Revolution, Intellectual Complexity, Historical Reflection“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 meet, reappeared now as the world’s enemy, and she must stifle it.” E.M. Forster
Unrequited Love, Heart’s Conflict, Love’s Reality, Love, World, Enemy
E.M. Forster Unrequited Love, Heart’s Conflict, Love’s Reality, Love, World, Enemy“How few writers can prostitute all their powers!” E.M. Forster
Writers, Powers, Few, Integrity, Artistic Commitment, Literary Talent
E.M. Forster Writers, Powers, Few, Integrity, Artistic Commitment, Literary Talent“A chance word or a sigh are just as much evidence as a speech or a murder: the life they reveal ceases to be secret and enters the realm of action.” E.M. Forster
Perception, Human Experience, Complexity, Inner Landscape, Social Reflection, Emotional Depth
E.M. Forster Perception, Human Experience, Complexity, Inner Landscape, Social Reflection, Emotional Depth“One's favorite book is as elusive as one's favorite pudding.” E.M. Forster
Perception, Complexity, Human Experience, Artistic Reflection, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth
E.M. Forster Perception, Complexity, Human Experience, Artistic Reflection, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth