Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration. E. M. Forster charmdecorationman Change image and share on social
America is rather like life. You can usually find in it what you look for. It will probably be interesting, and it is sure to be large. E. M. Forster americafindinterest Change image and share on social
Oxford is Oxford: not a mere receptacle for youth, like Cambridge. Perhaps it wants its inmates to love it rather than to love one another. E. M. Forster cambridgeinmatelove Change image and share on social
The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then queen died of grief is a plot. E. M. Forster diegriefking 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
The more highly public life is organized the lower does its morality sink. E. M. Forster highlylifelow Change image and share on social
It is my fate and perhaps my temperament to sign agreements with fools. E. M. Forster agreementfatefool Change image and share on social
Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism. E. M. Forster admitcheercriticism Change image and share on social
Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards. E. M. Forster incredibleinevitablequarrel 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