There lies at the back of every creed something terrible and hard for which the worshipper may one day be required to suffer.

Quote by E M Forster

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Only a writer who has the sense of evil can make goodness readable.

Only a writer who has the sense of evil can make goodness readable.

Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch.

Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch.

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.

If there is on earth a house with many mansions, it is the house of...

If there is on earth a house with many mansions, it is the house of...

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 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...

There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy.

There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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?

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.

Railway termini are our gates to the glorious and the unknown. Through them we pass...

Railway termini are our gates to the glorious and the unknown. Through them we pass...

Love is always being given where it is not required.

Love is always being given where it is not required.

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...

I have no mystic faith in the people. I have in the individual.

I have no mystic faith in the people. I have in the individual.

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

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