The only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little farther down our particular path than we have yet got ourselves. E. M. Forster bookfarinfluence Change image and share on social
The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death. E. M. Forster birthdeathfact Change image and share on social
Reverence is fatal to literature. E. M. Forster fatalliteraturereverence Change image and share on social
I never could get on with representative individuals but people who existed on their own account and with whom it might therefore be possible to be friends. E. M. Forster accountexistfriend Change image and share on social
At the side of the everlasting why, is a yes, and a yes, and a yes. E. M. Forster everlastingside Change image and share on social
We are not concerned with the very poor. They are unthinkable, and only to be approached by the statistician or the poet. E. M. Forster approachconcernpoet Change image and share on social
Nonsense and beauty have close connections. E. M. Forster beautycloseconnection Change image and share on social
Very notable was his distinction between coarseness and vulgarity, coarseness, revealing something; vulgarity, concealing something. E. M. Forster coarsenessconcealdistinction Change image and share on social
One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it rather than at the things that it buys. E. M. Forster buyevilmoney Change image and share on social
