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.

Quote by E M Forster

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Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in...

Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in...

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

One is certain of nothing but the truth of one's own emotions.

One is certain of nothing but the truth of one's own emotions.

The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society...

The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society...

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are...

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are...

To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men...

To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men...

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

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

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are...

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are...

We are all like Scheherazade's husband, in that we want to know what happens next.

We are all like Scheherazade's husband, in that we want to know what happens next.

Only a struggle twists sentimentality and lust together into love.

Only a struggle twists sentimentality and lust together into love.

How can I know what I think till I see what I say?

How can I know what I think till I see what I say?

I am certainly an ought and not a must.

I am certainly an ought and not a must.

The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to...

The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to...

Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.

Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.

A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem...

A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem...

Love is always being given where it is not required.

Love is always being given where it is not required.

Ideas are fatal to caste

Ideas are fatal to caste

Nonsense and beauty have close connections.

Nonsense and beauty have close connections.

Oh she's nice, she's kind, innocent too. She's probably pretty, the right one for you....

Oh she's nice, she's kind, innocent too. She's probably pretty, the right one for you....

Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.

Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.

Nonsense is to sense, as shade to light; it heightens effect

Nonsense is to sense, as shade to light; it heightens effect