The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to the fact that no such person exists.

Quote by E M Forster

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I'm a holy man minus the holiness.

I'm a holy man minus the holiness.

Nonsense and beauty have close connections.

Nonsense and beauty have close connections.

England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.

England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.

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...

Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in...

Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in...

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...

Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.

Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.

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...

Oxford is Oxford: not a mere receptacle for youth, like Cambridge. Perhaps it wants its...

Oxford is Oxford: not a mere receptacle for youth, like Cambridge. Perhaps it wants its...

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...

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 sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch.

The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch.

The sadness of the incomplete, the sadness that is often Life, but should never be...

The sadness of the incomplete, the sadness that is often Life, but should never be...

No one is India.

No one is India.

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...

Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!

Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!

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...

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.

The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise...

The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise...

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...