E. M. Forster Quotes
It is never possible for a novelist to deny time inside the fabric of his novel: he must cling, however lightly, to the thread of his story, he must touch the interminable tapeworm, otherwise he becomes unintelligible, which, in his case, is a blunder.
E. M. Forster
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My father passed away when I was very young, so I was head of household for a very long time. Whether it came to cooking food or having to braid hair to get kids out of the door for school, I've been one that has - with the help of my mother - has been a father figure for a lot of young ladies.
Nate Parker
Obviously, as you get a little older, you are not going to be quite as quick or quite as strong, and so I might be regarded by some as the underdog... There is actually a statue of Big Ben and I in Perth, Ont., and I was on a Canadian stamp once, and normally you have to be dead to do either of those things, and, well, here I am, still going.
Ian Millar
We want to use the environment to shift the way our society works.
Ma Jun
Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
Gary Larson
Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
Hans Jonas
Our relationships with our computers are almost sexual, they're so close. They're just such a huge part of our lives.
Mackenzie Davis
I would hate for my father to regret all his support that he's given me over the years and be embarrassed by anything I chose to do.
Katee Sackhoff
Someone like Amy Poehler, I don't know, but I feel like I know her. I think everyone feels like they know her.
Abbi Jacobson
I do this thing with my daughter - I put my hand on her face and shake her head, but really affectionately. But I didn't think, and I did that to Flea.
Watkin Tudor Jones
Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious.
Umberto Eco
Man, in his animal capacity, is qualified to subsist in every climate.
Adam Ferguson
I used to be very photogenic. My brother took a lot of pictures of me in Dubai. I thought maybe I could be a movie star. There was a hurdle, though - I didn't know anything about films.
Vijay Sethupathi
My father kept his distance from working-class American blacks.
Constance Baker Motley
If an employee can demonstrate results produced in a way that the company didn't think possible, then a new way forward can begin to take shape.
Jason Fried
Where there is clarity, there is no choice. And where there is choice, there is misery. But then, why should I speak, since I know nothing?
Peter Tork
The Monkees
We had to leave Australia to become international stars.
Barry Gibb
Bee Gees
Over the years, if you look at the films of people like Billy Wilder, Preston Sturges, Frank Capra, their supporting characters, even if it's a doorman with two lines, always seem three-dimensional. To me, that's a sign of good storytelling.
Bonnie Hunt
It is never possible for a novelist to deny time inside the fabric of his novel: he must cling, however lightly, to the thread of his story, he must touch the interminable tapeworm, otherwise he becomes unintelligible, which, in his case, is a blunder.
E. M. Forster
