E. M. Forster Quotes
The novelist, unlike many of his colleagues, makes up a number of word-masses roughly describing himself (roughly: niceties shallcome later), gives them names and sex, assigns them plausible gestures, and causes them to speak by the use of inverted commas, and perhaps to behave consistently.
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No one can be saved - in virtue of what he can do. Everyone can be saved - in virtue of what God can do.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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Every single one of us already has everything we need to be the happiest person on earth; it's simply up to us to remember that in every moment.
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The novelist, unlike many of his colleagues, makes up a number of word-masses roughly describing himself (roughly: niceties shallcome later), gives them names and sex, assigns them plausible gestures, and causes them to speak by the use of inverted commas, and perhaps to behave consistently.
