Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best suits her face. The beauty who does not look surprised, who accepts her position as her due - she reminds us too much of a prima donna.

Quote by E M Forster

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The final test for a novel will be our affection for it, as it is...

The final test for a novel will be our affection for it, as it is...

I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be...

I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be...

Very notable was his distinction between coarseness and vulgarity, coarseness, revealing something; vulgarity, concealing something.

Very notable was his distinction between coarseness and vulgarity, coarseness, revealing something; vulgarity, concealing something.

Ideas are fatal to caste

Ideas are fatal to caste

One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it...

One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it...

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...

For our vanity is such that we hold our own characters immutable, and we are...

For our vanity is such that we hold our own characters immutable, and we are...

The woman who can't influence her husband to vote the way she wants ought to...

The woman who can't influence her husband to vote the way she wants ought to...

I hate the idea of causes, and if I had to choose between betraying my...

I hate the idea of causes, and if I had to choose between betraying my...

We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as...

We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as...

Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to...

Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to...

The only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which...

The only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which...

At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a...

At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a...

Either life entails courage, or it ceases to be life.

Either life entails courage, or it ceases to be life.

I am so used to seeing the sort of play which deals with one man...

I am so used to seeing the sort of play which deals with one man...

Death destroys a man, but the idea of death saves him.

Death destroys a man, but the idea of death saves him.

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...

What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if...

What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if...

The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.

The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.

Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration.

Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration.