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’s Quotes On Topics
Romance | Children | Life Experience | Father | Literature | Childhood Memory | Public Journey | Wonder | Expectation | Disconnection | Enough | Societal Focus | Aging | Purpose | Inner Landscape | Emotional Confusion | Relationship Building | Recognition | Emotional Isolation | Darkness Of Time | More
More E.M. Forster Quotes
“The Machine is the friend of ideas and the enemy of superstition: the Machine is omnipotent, eternal; blessed is the Machine.” E.M. Forster
Technology, Human Nature, Social Reflection, Complexity, Perception, Inner Landscape
E.M. Forster Technology, Human Nature, Social Reflection, Complexity, Perception, Inner Landscape“Are Indians cowards? No, but they are bad starters and occasionally jib. Fear is everywhere; the British Raj rests on it.” E.M. Forster
Colonial Commentary, Indian Resilience, British Raj, Fear Psychology, Historical Reflection, Stereotype Analysis
E.M. Forster Colonial Commentary, Indian Resilience, British Raj, Fear Psychology, Historical Reflection, Stereotype Analysis“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“Here had lived an elder race, to which we look back with disquietude. The country which we visit at week-ends was really a home to it, and the graver sides of life, the deaths, the partings, the yearnings for love, have their deepest expression in the heart of the fields.” E.M. Forster
Legacy, History, Emotion, Connection, Nostalgia, Loss
E.M. Forster Legacy, History, Emotion, Connection, Nostalgia, Loss“The aims of battle and the fruits of conquest are never the same;.” E.M. Forster
Conflict, Perception, Human Nature, Complexity, Social Reflection, Inner Landscape
E.M. Forster Conflict, Perception, Human Nature, Complexity, Social Reflection, Inner Landscape“Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.” E.M. Forster
Two Cheers, Democracy, Variety, Criticism, Permits, Admits
E.M. Forster Two Cheers, Democracy, Variety, Criticism, Permits, Admits“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“There's never any great risk as long as you have money.” E.M. Forster
Privilege, Complexity, Social Perspective, Human Nature, Inner Landscape, Perception
E.M. Forster Privilege, Complexity, Social Perspective, Human Nature, Inner Landscape, Perception“One can run away from women, turn them out, or give in to them. No fourth course.” E.M. Forster
Relationships, Human Nature, Complexity, Social Reflection, Inner Landscape, Perception
E.M. Forster Relationships, Human Nature, Complexity, Social Reflection, Inner Landscape, Perception“The middle age of buggers is not to be contemplated without horror.” E.M. Forster
Middle Age, Horror, Aging, Life Stages, Human Nature, Perspective
E.M. Forster Middle Age, Horror, Aging, Life Stages, Human Nature, Perspective“The past is devoid of meaning like the present, and a refuge for cowards.” E.M. Forster
Historical Reflection, Existential Meaninglessness, Fear Of The Future, Emptiness, Nostalgia, Courage
E.M. Forster Historical Reflection, Existential Meaninglessness, Fear Of The Future, Emptiness, Nostalgia, Courage“Expansion, that is the idea the novelist must cling to, not completion, not rounding off, but opening out.” E.M. Forster
Novel Progression, Endless Possibilities, Creative Growth, Story Development, Exploration, Imagination
E.M. Forster Novel Progression, Endless Possibilities, Creative Growth, Story Development, Exploration, Imagination“All men are equal – all men, that is, who possess umbrellas.” E.M. Forster
Equality, Social Reflection, Irony, Human Nature, Complexity, Perception
E.M. Forster Equality, Social Reflection, Irony, Human Nature, Complexity, Perception“Surely the only sound foundation for a civilization is a sound state of mind.” E.M. Forster
Mental Clarity, Societal Balance, Thoughtful Reflection, Stability, Thought Leadership, Personal Growth
E.M. Forster Mental Clarity, Societal Balance, Thoughtful Reflection, Stability, Thought Leadership, Personal Growth“But the body is deeper than the soul and its secrets inscrutable.” E.M. Forster
Body, Soul, Secrets, Mysticism, Physical Depth, Human Nature
E.M. Forster Body, Soul, Secrets, Mysticism, Physical Depth, Human Nature“An acquaintance had become a lover, might become a husband, but would retain all that she had noted in the acquaintance; and love must confirm an old relation rather than reveal a new one.” E.M. Forster
Relationships, Love, Growth, Continuity, Romantic Evolution, Familiar Bonds
E.M. Forster Relationships, Love, Growth, Continuity, Romantic Evolution, Familiar Bonds“I was brought up to be honest; the trouble is it gets me nowhere.” E.M. Forster
Human Nature, Complexity, Social Reflection, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth, Perception
E.M. Forster Human Nature, Complexity, Social Reflection, Inner Landscape, Emotional Depth, Perception“School was the unhappiest time of my life and the worst trick it ever played on me was to pretend that it was the world in miniature. For it hindered me from discovering how lovely and delightful and kind the world can be, and how much of it is intelligible.” E.M. Forster
School Reflection, Unhappy Memories, Life Beyond School, World Kindness, Personal Growth, Childhood Lessons
E.M. Forster School Reflection, Unhappy Memories, Life Beyond School, World Kindness, Personal Growth, Childhood Lessons