E. M. Forster

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

#go #let go #must #planned #us

Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#long #long run #nothing #run #shape

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

#believe #i #i do #in my opinion #internal

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

#condition #great #great literature #literature #man

The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#birth #death #facts #five #food

England has always been disinclined to accept human nature. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#always #been #disinclined #england #human

Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had a bad press. It is negative. It merely means putting up with people, being able to stand things. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#always #bad #bad press #being #boring

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#life #make #mess #must #people

I hate the idea of causes, and if I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#betraying #between #causes #choose #country

Love is always being given where it is not required. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#always #being #given #love is #required