Probable that I am now better than most people and as good … - E. M. Forster

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Probable that I am now better than most people and as good as I ever shall be at this game, and can therefore get to know anyone I wish, provided I am not physically repellent. And perhaps this is why personal relationships no longer seem to me a serious branch of study.

E. M. Forster

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

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Alternative Names: EM Forster • E Forster • Edward Forster

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