Edward Morgan Forster OM, CH (1 January 18797 June 1970) was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist and librettist.
Death destroys a man, but the idea of death saves him. Use this quote
I am so used to seeing the sort of play which deals with one man and two women. They do not leave me with the feeling I have made a full theatrical meal they do not give me the experience of the multiplicity of life. Use this quote
The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise he will move in a world of the dead. He can only gain that conception through personal experience, and he can only use his personal experiences when he is a genius. Use this quote
Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch. Use this quote
I have no mystic faith in the people. I have in the individual. Use this quote
We are willing enough to praise freedom when she is safely tucked away in the past and cannot be a nuisance. In the present, amidst dangers whose outcome we cannot foresee, we get nervous about her, and admit censorship. Use this quote
Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in their eyes. Use this quote
What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives? Use this quote
The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
