Only a struggle twists sentimentality and lust together into love.
E.M. Forster
Love Formation, Emotional Conflict, Desire Integration, Inner Struggle, Relationship Dynamics, Sentiment
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More E.M. Forster Quotes
“I don’t intend him, or any man or any woman, to be all my life – good heavens, no! There are heaps of things in me that he doesn’t, and shall never, understand.” E.M. Forster
Intend, Life, Man, Woman, Personal Independence, Emotional Boundaries
E.M. Forster Intend, Life, Man, Woman, Personal Independence, Emotional Boundaries“The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.” E.M. Forster
Life, Essentials, Humanity, Cycle, Existence, Universal Truths
E.M. Forster Life, Essentials, Humanity, Cycle, Existence, Universal Truths“You told me once that we shall be judged by our intentions, not by our accomplishments. I thought it a grand remark. But we must intend to accomplish – not sit intending on a chair.” E.M. Forster
Intentions, Accomplishments, Judgment, Action, Reflection, Motivation
E.M. Forster Intentions, Accomplishments, Judgment, Action, Reflection, Motivation“Your soul, dear Lucy! I hate the word now, because of all the cant with which superstition has wrapped it round. But we have souls, and I see you ruining yours. I cannot bear it.” E.M. Forster
Soul, Lucy, Hate, Ruin, Superstition Critique, Personal Concern
E.M. Forster Soul, Lucy, Hate, Ruin, Superstition Critique, Personal Concern“A novel must give a sense of permanence as well as a sense of life.” E.M. Forster
Timeless Storytelling, Legacy Creation, Narrative Depth, Life Exploration, Immortality, Creativity
E.M. Forster Timeless Storytelling, Legacy Creation, Narrative Depth, Life Exploration, Immortality, Creativity“All men are my brothers and as soon as one behaves as such he may see my wife.” E.M. Forster
Humanity, Connection, Social Perspective, Personal Reflection, Human Nature, Complexity
E.M. Forster Humanity, Connection, Social Perspective, Personal Reflection, Human Nature, Complexity“There are many ways of being a man; mine is to express what is deepest in my heart.” E.M. Forster
Personal Expression, Inner Truth, Masculinity, Emotional Depth, Authenticity, Courage
E.M. Forster Personal Expression, Inner Truth, Masculinity, Emotional Depth, Authenticity, Courage“I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person I think I am, the people who irritate me, and the people I’d like to be.” E.M. Forster
Personal Types, Writing Reflection, Self Perception, People, Paper, Irritate
E.M. Forster Personal Types, Writing Reflection, Self Perception, People, Paper, Irritate“Then she turned westward, to gaze at the swirling gold. Just where the river rounded the hill the sun caught it. Fairyland must lie above the bend, and its precious liquid was pouring towards them past Charles's bathing shed.” E.M. Forster
Nature, Perception, Beauty, Imagination, Inner Landscape, Sensory Experience
E.M. Forster Nature, Perception, Beauty, Imagination, Inner Landscape, Sensory Experience“There has been, is, and always will be every conceivable type of person.” E.M. Forster
Humanity, Complexity, Human Nature, Social Reflection, Perception, Inner Landscape
E.M. Forster Humanity, Complexity, Human Nature, Social Reflection, Perception, Inner Landscape“An engagement is so potent a thing that sooner or later it reduces all who speak of it to this state of cheerful awe.” E.M. Forster
Cheerful Awe, Potent Thing, State Of Mind, Cheerful, Engagement, Potent
E.M. Forster Cheerful Awe, Potent Thing, State Of Mind, Cheerful, Engagement, Potent“It is never possible for a novelist to deny time inside the fabric of his novel: he must cling, however lightly, to the thread of his story, he must touch the interminable tapeworm, otherwise he becomes unintelligible, which, in his case, is a blunder.” E.M. Forster
Temporal Flow, Narrative Continuity, Story Integrity, Literary Structure, Time Management, Clarity
E.M. Forster Temporal Flow, Narrative Continuity, Story Integrity, Literary Structure, Time Management, Clarity“The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch.” E.M. Forster
Poetry, Transcendence, Imagination, Beauty, Human Perception, Spiritual Insight
E.M. Forster Poetry, Transcendence, Imagination, Beauty, Human Perception, Spiritual Insight“If only the sense of actuality can be lulled-and it sleeps for ever in most historians-there is no passion that cannot be gratified in the past.” E.M. Forster
History, Perception, Passion, Human Experience, Imagination, Inner Landscape
E.M. Forster History, Perception, Passion, Human Experience, Imagination, Inner Landscape“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“A thousand little civilities create tenderness in time.” E.M. Forster
Connection, Human Nature, Social Reflection, Emotional Depth, Inner Landscape, Complexity
E.M. Forster Connection, Human Nature, Social Reflection, Emotional Depth, Inner Landscape, Complexity“Death destroys man, but the idea of death saves him – that is the best account of it that has been yet given. Squalor and tragedy can beckon to all that is great in us; and strengthen the wings of love.” E.M. Forster
Death Paradox, Tragedy Inspiration, Love Strength, Human Resilience, Philosophical Insight, Mortality
E.M. Forster Death Paradox, Tragedy Inspiration, Love Strength, Human Resilience, Philosophical Insight, Mortality“It is so difficult – at least, I find it difficult – to understand people who speak the truth.” E.M. Forster
Truth Complexity, Empathy Struggles, Honest Interaction, Misunderstanding, Perception, Authenticity
E.M. Forster Truth Complexity, Empathy Struggles, Honest Interaction, Misunderstanding, Perception, Authenticity