E. M. Forster

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

Unless we remember we cannot understand. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#remember #understand #unless #we cannot

History develops, art stands still. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#develops #history #stands #still

A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#else #hangs #information #itself #nothing

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

— E. M. Forster

#always #being #given #love is #required

Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#charm #decoration #men #most #nearly

There is much good luck in the world, but it is luck. We are none of us safe. We are children, playing or quarrelling on the line. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#good #good luck #line #luck #much

The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#characteristics #curiosity #four #free #good

But nothing in India is identifiable, the mere asking of a question causes it to disappear or to merge in something else. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#causes #disappear #else #identifiable #india

So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#cheers #criticism #democracy #permits #two