What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote.

Quote by E M Forster

Topics: Literature Quotes, Reading Quotes, Writing Quotes

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.

Death destroys a man, but the idea of death saves him.

Death destroys a man, but the idea of death saves him.

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.

The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society...

The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society...

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...

Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!

Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We are all like Scheherazade's husband, in that we want to know what happens next.

We are all like Scheherazade's husband, in that we want to know what happens next.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Sometimes questions are more important than answers.

Sometimes questions are more important than answers.

When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.

When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.