E. M. Forster

History develops, art stands still.

The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.

A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.

It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.

Exeter was, I suspect, more crucial in my life than in the lives of most members of my class, and conceivably, than in the lives of almost anyone else who ever attended the school.

To me, tattoos are a way of people being able to express themselves and have other people look at them and get a little insight into who they are, without ever even saying a word to them.