The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to the fact that no such person exists.
E. M. ForsterNo one is more triumphant than the man who chooses a worthy subject and masters all its facts.
E. M. ForsterSome reviews give pain. This is regrettable, but no author has the right to whine. He was not obliged to be an author. He invited publicity, and he must take the publicity that comes along.
E. M. Forster