The past is devoid of meaning like the present, and a refug… - E. M. Forster

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The past is devoid of meaning like the present, and a refuge for cowards.

E. M. Forster

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About E. M. Forster

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

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Birth Name: Edward Morgan Forster

Alternative Names: EM Forster • E Forster • Edward Forster

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And she began the oft-told tale of a lady of imperial descent who could find no husband in the narrow circle where her pride permitted her to mate, and had lived on unwed, her age now thirty, and would die unwed, for no one would have her now.

Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think is creation's.

The affections are more reticent than the passions, and their expression more subtle.

The past is devoid of meaning like the present, and a refuge for cowards. - E. M. Forster

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