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
At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity. E. M. Forster attainbookcollective Change image and share on social
Surely the only sound foundation for a civilization is a sound state of mind. E. M. Forster civilizationfoundationmind 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 are all like Scheherazade's husband, in that we want to know what happens next. E. M. Forster husbandscheherazade Change image and share on social
Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent. E. M. Forster creativegreatrepresent Change image and share on social
The woman who can't influence her husband to vote the way she wants ought to be ashamed of herself. E. M. Forster ashamedhusbandinfluence Change image and share on social
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
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
