It is a mistake to think that books have come to stay. The human race did without them for thousands of years and may decide to do without them again.

Quote by E M Forster

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History develops, art stands still.

History develops, art stands still.

One marvels why the middle classes still insist on so much discomfort for their children...

One marvels why the middle classes still insist on so much discomfort for their children...

No man can be an agnostic who has a sense of humor.

No man can be an agnostic who has a sense of humor.

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...

There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy.

There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy.

I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person...

I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person...

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...

The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and...

The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and...

It is my fate and perhaps my temperament to sign agreements with fools.

It is my fate and perhaps my temperament to sign agreements with fools.

At the side of the everlasting why, is a yes, and a yes, and a...

At the side of the everlasting why, is a yes, and a yes, and a...

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...

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...

The fact is we can only love what we know personally. And we cannot know...

The fact is we can only love what we know personally. And we cannot know...

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...

But nothing in India is identifiable, the mere asking of a question causes it to...

But nothing in India is identifiable, the mere asking of a question causes it to...

The English countryside, its growth and its destruction, is a genuine and tragic theme.

The English countryside, its growth and its destruction, is a genuine and tragic theme.

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear...

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear...

Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!

Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!

Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.

Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.

Those who prepared for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the...

Those who prepared for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the...