“The melody rose, unprofitably magical. It broke; it was resumed broken, not marching once from the cradle to the grave. The sadness of the incomplete — the sadness that is often Life, but should never be Art — throbbed in its disjected phrases, and made the nerves of the audience throb.”
E. M. Forster's 'A Room with a View' is a narrative that delves into the experiences of Lucy Honeychurch, a young woman from a British upper-middle-class family. The story unfolds in Italy and England, as Lucy navigates the complexities of love, societal expectations, and her own evolving sense of self. The novel is renowned for its vivid portrayal of the English upper class and the transformative power of travel and personal discovery. more
“How can we return to Nature when we have never been with her?”
“The best knowledge is knowing yourself and your inner being.”
“She frowns a little — not in anger, but as a brave child frowns when he is trying not to cry.”
“He had no glimpse of the comradeship after which the girl's soul yearned.”
“She might be forgetting her Italy, but she was noticing more things in her England.”
“He simply enfolded her in his manly arms.”