One. Margaret’s own faith held firm. She knew the human soul will be merged, if it be merged at all, with the stars and the sea.
E.M. Forster
Faith, Soul, Stars, Nature, Cosmic Connection, Spirituality
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More E.M. Forster Quotes
“Some reviews give pain. This is regrettable, but no author has the right to whine. He was not obliged to be an author. He invited publicity, and he must take the publicity that comes along.” E.M. Forster
Criticism, Publicity, Professionalism, Reflection, Resilience, Acceptance
E.M. Forster Criticism, Publicity, Professionalism, Reflection, Resilience, Acceptance“A work of art is never finished. It is merely abandoned.” E.M. Forster
Art, Creation, Abandonment, Process, Artistic Philosophy, Perfectionism
E.M. Forster Art, Creation, Abandonment, Process, Artistic Philosophy, Perfectionism“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“I won’t be protected. I will choose for myself what is ladylike and right. To shield me is an insult.” E.M. Forster
Protected, Choose, Shield, Ladylike, Feminist Assertion, Personal Autonomy
E.M. Forster Protected, Choose, Shield, Ladylike, Feminist Assertion, Personal Autonomy“Money pads the edges of things.” E.M. Forster
Wealth, Materialism, Perception, Superficiality, Value, Excess
E.M. Forster Wealth, Materialism, Perception, Superficiality, Value, Excess“Romance only dies with life. No pair of pincers will ever pull it out of us. But there is a spurious sentiment which cannot resist the unexpected and the incongruous and the grotesque. A touch will loosen it, and the sooner it goes from us the better.” E.M. Forster
Romance, Life, Sentimentality, Love’s Power, Genuine Emotion, Ephemeral Feelings
E.M. Forster Romance, Life, Sentimentality, Love’s Power, Genuine Emotion, Ephemeral Feelings“At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.” E.M. Forster
Reading, Solitude, Reflection, Imagination, Comfort, Identity
E.M. Forster Reading, Solitude, Reflection, Imagination, Comfort, Identity“It so happened that Lucy, who found daily life rather chaotic, entered a more solid world when she opened the piano. She was then no longer either deferential or patronizing; no longer either a rebel or a slave.” E.M. Forster
Piano, Chaos, Lucy, Solid, Artistic Escape, Self-Transformation
E.M. Forster Piano, Chaos, Lucy, Solid, Artistic Escape, Self-Transformation“The tragedy of preparedness has scarcely been handled, save by the Greeks. Life is indeed dangerous, but not in the way morality would have us believe. It is indeed unmanageable, but the essence of it is not a battle. It is unmanageable because it is a romance, and its essence is romantic beauty.” E.M. Forster
Human Experience, Complexity, Perception, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth, Philosophical Reflection
E.M. Forster Human Experience, Complexity, Perception, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth, Philosophical Reflection“Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.” E.M. Forster
Life Complexity, Chronicles, Personal Struggles, Reflection, Human Experience, Uncertainty
E.M. Forster Life Complexity, Chronicles, Personal Struggles, Reflection, Human Experience, Uncertainty“Pity wraps the student of the past in an ambrosial cloud, and washes his limbs with eternal youth.” E.M. Forster
Perception, History, Human Experience, Complexity, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth
E.M. Forster Perception, History, Human Experience, Complexity, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth“Beautiful conventions received them – while beyond the barrier Maurice wandered, the wrong words on his lips, the wrong desires in his heart, and his arms full of air.” E.M. Forster
Convention, Barriers, Desire, Disconnection, Social Expectations, Emotional Conflict
E.M. Forster Convention, Barriers, Desire, Disconnection, Social Expectations, Emotional Conflict“When you come back you will not be you. And I may not be I.” E.M. Forster
Personal Change, Identity Shift, Transformation, Relational Growth, Reflection, Time
E.M. Forster Personal Change, Identity Shift, Transformation, Relational Growth, Reflection, Time“One grows accustomed to being praised, or being blamed, or being advised, but it is unusual to be understood.” E.M. Forster
Understanding, Praise, Criticism, Connection, Human Interaction, Rare Bond
E.M. Forster Understanding, Praise, Criticism, Connection, Human Interaction, Rare Bond“A happy ending was imperative.” E.M. Forster
Narrative, Human Experience, Complexity, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth, Perception
E.M. Forster Narrative, Human Experience, Complexity, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth, Perception“I am actually what my age and my upbringing have made me – a bourgeois who adheres to the British constitution, adheres to it rather than supports it, and the fact that this isn’t dignified doesn’t worry me.” E.M. Forster
Upbringing, Constitution, Age, Bourgeois, Personal Identity, Social Norms
E.M. Forster Upbringing, Constitution, Age, Bourgeois, Personal Identity, Social Norms“Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in daily life that when people are inquisitive they nearly always have bad memories and are usually stupid at bottom.” E.M. Forster
Perception, Human Nature, Complexity, Social Reflection, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth
E.M. Forster Perception, Human Nature, Complexity, Social Reflection, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth“Tulips were a tray of jewels.” E.M. Forster
Nature Imagery, Tulip Beauty, Visual Poetry, Metaphorical Jewels, Floral Symbolism, Artistic Description
E.M. Forster Nature Imagery, Tulip Beauty, Visual Poetry, Metaphorical Jewels, Floral Symbolism, Artistic Description“English literature is a flying fish.” E.M. Forster
Literature, Metaphorical Imagery, Creativity, Symbolism, Exploration, English Legacy
E.M. Forster Literature, Metaphorical Imagery, Creativity, Symbolism, Exploration, English Legacy“But Humanity, in its desire for comfort, had over-reached itself. It had exploited the riches of nature too far. Quietly and complacently, it was sinking into decadence, and progress had come to mean the progress of the Machine.” E.M. Forster
Humanity, Technology, Nature, Social Reflection, Complexity, Inner Landscape
E.M. Forster Humanity, Technology, Nature, Social Reflection, Complexity, Inner Landscape