But nothing in India is identifiable, the mere asking of a question causes it to disappear or to merge in something else.

Quote by E M Forster

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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?

There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy.

There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy.

There lies at the back of every creed something terrible and hard for which the...

There lies at the back of every creed something terrible and hard for which the...

Ideas are fatal to caste

Ideas are fatal to caste

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...

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...

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 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...

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it...

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it...

Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had...

Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had...

It is a mistake to think that books have come to stay. The human race...

It is a mistake to think that books have come to stay. The human race...

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.

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...

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...

Only a struggle twists sentimentality and lust together into love.

Only a struggle twists sentimentality and lust together into love.

Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's.

Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's.

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

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...

Art does not solve problems but makes us aware of their existence. It opens our...

Art does not solve problems but makes us aware of their existence. It opens our...

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.