One always tends to overpraise a long book, because one has got through it. E. M. Forster booklongoverpraise Change image and share on social
A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself. E. M. Forster hanginformationpoem Change image and share on social
We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. E. M. Forster lifeplanwait Change image and share on social
Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon. E. M. Forster feedlongrun Change image and share on social
One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life. E. M. Forster fondlifemake Change image and share on social
One is certain of nothing but the truth of one's own emotions. E. M. Forster emotiontruth Change image and share on social
Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in their eyes. E. M. Forster alloweyefreedom Change image and share on social
We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand. E. M. Forster castshadowstand Change image and share on social
Either life entails courage, or it ceases to be life. E. M. Forster ceasecourageentail Change image and share on social
The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race. E. M. Forster beliefcharacteristiccuriosity Change image and share on social