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There has been, is, and always will be every conceivable type of person.
E. M. Forster
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E. M. Forster
Age: 91 †
Born: 1879
Born: January 1
Died: 1970
Died: June 7
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Edward Morgan Forster
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Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.
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I won't be protected. I will choose for myself what is ladylike and right. To shield me is an insult.
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Do not be proud of your inconsistency. It is a pity, it is a pity that we should be equipped like this. It is a pity that Man cannot be at the same time impressive and truthful.
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Have you ever noticed that there are people who do things which are most indelicate, and yet at the same time - beautiful?
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