She watched the moon, whose radiance stained with primrose the purple of the surrounding sky. In England the moon had seemed dead and alien; here she was caught in the shawl of night together with earth and all the other stars.
E.M. Forster
Nature, Beauty, Cosmos, Connection, Celestial Harmony, Visual Serenity
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“Science explained people, but could not understand them. After long centuries among the bones and muscles it might be advancing to knowledge of the nerves, but this would never give understanding.” E.M. Forster
Science, Understanding, People, Knowledge, Human Complexity, Intellectual Limits
E.M. Forster Science, Understanding, People, Knowledge, Human Complexity, Intellectual Limits“The historian records, but the novelist creates.” E.M. Forster
Historical Facts, Narrative Creation, Imaginative Writing, Legacy Building, Creativity, Story Craft
E.M. Forster Historical Facts, Narrative Creation, Imaginative Writing, Legacy Building, Creativity, Story Craft“What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives?” E.M. Forster
Nature Vs Reality, Emotional Detachment, Mundane Life, Aesthetic Experience, Daily Struggles, Connection
E.M. Forster Nature Vs Reality, Emotional Detachment, Mundane Life, Aesthetic Experience, Daily Struggles, Connection“It's miles worse for you than that; I'm in love with your gamekeeper.” E.M. Forster
Love, Connection, Complexity, Human Nature, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth
E.M. Forster Love, Connection, Complexity, Human Nature, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth“She had a strong, if erroneous, conviction of her own futility, and wished she had never come out of her backwater, where nothing happened except art and literature, and where no one ever got married or succeeded in remaining engaged.” E.M. Forster
Futility, Isolation, Creativity, Regret, Detachment, Introspection
E.M. Forster Futility, Isolation, Creativity, Regret, Detachment, Introspection“There are moments when the inner life actually ‘pays,’ when years of self-scrutiny, conducted for no ulterior motive, are suddenly of practical use.” E.M. Forster
Self-awareness, Introspection, Growth, Fulfillment, Clarity, Purpose
E.M. Forster Self-awareness, Introspection, Growth, Fulfillment, Clarity, Purpose“She did not acknowledge that her brain was warped, for the brain itself must assist in that acknowledgment, and she was disordering the very instruments of life.” E.M. Forster
Brain, Acknowledgment, Disorder, Instruments, Inner Conflict, Mental Health
E.M. Forster Brain, Acknowledgment, Disorder, Instruments, Inner Conflict, Mental Health“Nonsense and beauty have close connections.” E.M. Forster
Nonsense, Beauty, Connection, Creativity, Humor, Artistic Vision
E.M. Forster Nonsense, Beauty, Connection, Creativity, Humor, Artistic Vision“Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.” E.M. Forster
Independence, Learning, Guidance, Growth, Self-reliance, Empowerment
E.M. Forster Independence, Learning, Guidance, Growth, Self-reliance, Empowerment“Our final experience, like our first, is conjectural. We move between two darkness's.” E.M. Forster
Existence, Complexity, Human Experience, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth, Perception
E.M. Forster Existence, Complexity, Human Experience, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth, Perception“Did you ever dream you had a friend, Alec? Someone to last your whole life and you his. I suppose such a thing can’t really happen outside sleep.” E.M. Forster
Friendship, Dreams, Bond, Loneliness, Lifelong Connection, Unattainable Ideal
E.M. Forster Friendship, Dreams, Bond, Loneliness, Lifelong Connection, Unattainable Ideal“At times our need for a sympathetic gesture is so great that we care not what exactly it signifies or how much we may have to pay for it afterwards.” E.M. Forster
Connection, Vulnerability, Human Nature, Emotional Complexity, Social Reflection, Inner Experience
E.M. Forster Connection, Vulnerability, Human Nature, Emotional Complexity, Social Reflection, Inner Experience“It’s better to be fooled than to be suspicious – that the confidence trick is the work of man, but the want-of-confidence trick is the work of the devil.” E.M. Forster
Trust Vs Mistrust, Confidence, Deception, Skepticism, Belief, Optimism
E.M. Forster Trust Vs Mistrust, Confidence, Deception, Skepticism, Belief, Optimism“But he saw only dying light and a dead land. He uttered no prayer, believed in no deity, and knew that the past was devoid of meaning like the present, and a refuge for cowards.” E.M. Forster
Despair, Perception, Human Experience, Existential Reflection, Inner Landscape, Complexity
E.M. Forster Despair, Perception, Human Experience, Existential Reflection, Inner Landscape, Complexity“Give, do not lend; after death who will thank you?” E.M. Forster
Generosity, Death, Gratitude, Giving, Life Philosophy, Selflessness
E.M. Forster Generosity, Death, Gratitude, Giving, Life Philosophy, Selflessness“She watched the moon, whose radiance stained with primrose the purple of the surrounding sky. In England the moon had seemed dead and alien; here she was caught in the shawl of night together with earth and all the other stars.” E.M. Forster
Nature, Beauty, Cosmos, Connection, Celestial Harmony, Visual Serenity
E.M. Forster Nature, Beauty, Cosmos, Connection, Celestial Harmony, Visual Serenity“And Englishmen like posing as gods.” E.M. Forster
Cultural Reflection, Human Nature, Social Perception, Complexity, Inner Landscape, Social Perspective
E.M. Forster Cultural Reflection, Human Nature, Social Perception, Complexity, Inner Landscape, Social Perspective“She disliked confidences, for they might lead to self-knowledge and to that king of terrors – Light.” E.M. Forster
Perception, Complexity, Human Experience, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth, Social Reflection
E.M. Forster Perception, Complexity, Human Experience, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth, Social Reflection