Best Quotes by E. M. Forster (Top 10)

  1. 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.
  2. We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
  3. I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars.
  4. If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.
  5. Unless we remember we cannot understand.
  6. How can I know what I think till I see what I say?
  7. What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote.
  8. A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.
  9. 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
  10. I would rather be a coward than brave because people hurt you when you are brave.

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