E. M. Forster

History develops, art stands still.

A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.

The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.

What makes Shakespeare eternal is his grasp of psychology. He knew how to nail stuff about us as human beings.

A kid is something precious, and you want to protect it and keep it fun. I'm not a dad, but I've seen people and how they behave with their kids.

Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full the resources that are within thy reach.