What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote. E. M. Forster conditiongreatliterature Change image and share on social
Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch. E. M. Forster faithmentalmind Change image and share on social
The final test for a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the test of our friends, and of anything else which we cannot define. E. M. Forster affectiondefinefinal Change image and share on social
Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to possess internal order, and that is why, though I don't believe that only art matters, I do believe in Art for Art's sake. E. M. Forster artinternalmaterial Change image and share on social
Paganism is infectious, more infectious than diphtheria or piety. E. M. Forster diphtheriainfectiouspaganism Change image and share on social
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear of man. E. M. Forster beethovenearman Change image and share on social
We are willing enough to praise freedom when she is safely tucked away in the past and cannot be a nuisance. In the present, amidst dangers whose outcome we cannot foresee, we get nervous about her, and admit censorship. E. M. Forster admitamidstcensorship share on social
Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards. E. M. Forster incredibleinevitablequarrel 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
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
