The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise he will move in a world of the dead. He can only gain that conception through personal experience and he can only use his personal experiences when he is a genius.
Quotes By E. M. Forster
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One is certain of nothing but the truth of one's own emotions.
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One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.
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The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society...
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The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch.
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A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A...
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One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it rather than at...
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I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet there would be...
Quotes About Experience
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It evolved from my experience in the fifties growing up during the McCarthy...
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I feel responsible that everyone has a really wonderful experience and to do...
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Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't...
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Many children are natural fantasists I think perhaps because their...
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I got pregnant at 40 by surprise. It's funny because when we found out we...
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At our best it's a good experience but we do 22 episodes a year so there...
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I'm always hoping for the nights that are inspired where you almost have an...
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I am very happy since when I am in different cities I can experience and...
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Well you know the definition of second marriage is the triumph of hope over...
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The most important training though is to experience life as a writer...