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

Quote by E M Forster

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I am certainly an ought and not a must.

I am certainly an ought and not a must.

Ideas are fatal to caste.

Ideas are fatal to caste.

Books have to be read (worse luck it takes so long a time). It is...

Books have to be read (worse luck it takes so long a time). It is...

There is much good luck in the world, but it is luck. We are none...

There is much good luck in the world, but it is luck. We are none...

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...

I have been racking my brains and can find no reply [to] this very reasonable...

I have been racking my brains and can find no reply [to] this very reasonable...

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...

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...

There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy.

There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy.

Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best suits her...

Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best suits her...

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...

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...

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...

The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and...

The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and...

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

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 more highly public life is organized the lower does its morality sink.

The more highly public life is organized the lower does its morality sink.

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...

Love is always being given where it is not required.

Love is always being given where it is not required.

Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.

Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.