He had a theory that musicians are incredibly complex, and … - E. M. Forster

" "
He had a theory that musicians are incredibly complex, and know far less than other artists what they want and what they are; that they puzzle themselves as well as their friends; that their psychology is a modern development, and has not yet been understood.

E. M. Forster

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

a-room-with-a-view Artists puzzlement psychology musicians understanding theory friendship music complexity

English

Collect this quote

About E. M. Forster

Edward Morgan Forster (1 January 1879 – 7 July 1970) was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Birth Name: Edward Morgan Forster

Alternative Names: EM Forster • E Forster • Edward Forster

All quotes from E. M. Forster Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like E. M. Forster:

William Somerset Maugham George Eliot Anton Chekhov F. Scott Fitzgerald Robertson Davies

Additional quotes by E. M. Forster

Happy Charlotte, who, though greatly troubled over things that did not matter, seemed oblivious to things that did...

Italy and London are the only places where I don't feel to exist on sufferance.

Let us think of people as starting life with an experience they forget and ending it with one which they anticipate but cannot understand.

He had a theory that musicians are incredibly complex, and know far less than other artists what they want and what they are; that they puzzle themse… - E. M. Forster

About E. M. Forster

Also Known As

Go Premium

Additional quotes by E. M. Forster

Limited Time Offer