M. Forster
M. Forster
mysterious
Don't be mysterious; there isn't the time.
action reason passing
He had known so much about her once -what she thought, how she felt, the reasons for her actions. And now he only knew that he loved her, and all the other knowledge seemed passing from him just as he needed it most.
spring men law
Do you suppose there's any difference between spring in nature and spring in man? But there we go, praising the one and condemning the other as improper, ashamed that the same laws work eternally through both.
should-have practice desire
It is obvious enough for the reader to conclude, "She loves young Emerson." A reader in Lucy's place would not find it obvious. Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice, and we welcome "nerves" or any other shibboleth that will cloak our personal desire. She loved Cecil; George made her nervous; will the reader explain to her that the phrases should have been reversed?
type persons has-beens
There has been, is, and always will be every conceivable type of person.
passion sky space
There was something better in life than this rubbish, if only he could get to it—love—nobility—big spaces where passion clasped peace, spaces no science could reach, but they existed for ever, full of woods some of them, and arched with majestic sky and a friend. . .
shadow hills room-with-a-view
... there are shadows because there are hills.
hurt mean people
It's not what people do to you, but what they mean, that hurts.
people like-me has-beens
It comes to this then: there always have been people like me and always will be, and generally they have been persecuted.
retorts niceness
One doesn't come to Italy for niceness," was the retort; "one comes for life. Buon giorno! Buon giorno!
suicide lying feelings
The crime of suicide lies rather in its disregard for the feelings of those whom we leave behind.
luxury people poor
To trust people is a luxury in which only the wealthy can indulge; the poor cannot afford it.
children people behinds
I'd far rather leave a thought behind me than a child. Other people can have children.
oscars wilde unspeakable
I am an unspeakable of the Oscar Wilde sort.