E. M. Forster

History develops, art stands still.

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

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

My husband and I click wedding rings sometimes and say, 'By the power of the Castle of Greyskull!'

In the 1920s, big names in the Arab world spoke of Scheherazade as an example for intellectuals fighting for their rights. She was a fighter for the right of free expression.