"People have their own deaths as well as their own lives, and even if there is nothing beyond death, we shall differ in our nothingness."

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When E. M. Forster speaks about change, it invites us to pause and reflect on our own journey. How often do we consider the subtle impacts of change in our daily lives? This thought-provoking perspective challenges conventional wisdom and encourages a deeper understanding of ourselves.

About E. M. Forster

Edward Morgan Forster was an English author. He is best known for his novels, particularly A Room with a View (1908), Howards End (1910) and A Passage to India (1924). He also wrote numerous short stories, essays, speeches and broadcasts, as well as biographies and pageant plays. His short story "The Machine Stops" (1909) is often viewed as the beginning of technological dystopian fiction. He also co-authored the libretto to Benjamin Britten's opera Billy Budd (1951). Many of his novels examine class differences and hypocrisy. His views as a humanist are at the heart of his work.

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"He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind."

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