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Where Angels Fear to Tread
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"Where Angels Fear to Tread" Quotes

"Where Angels Fear to Tread" by E.M. Forster explores the clash of English and Italian cultures through the tragic consequences of a young English widow's impulsive marriage in Tuscany.

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We are not children now; we know what we want, and we want it at once.

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maturitydesire

We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand.

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impactperspective

Italy is delightful, but it is not our home.

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belongingidentity

Things are so difficult to understand.

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confusioncomplexity

One must know the rules.

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rulessociety

Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.

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hatehappiness

It is never worth while to do what one cannot do perfectly.

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perfectionismeffort

The world is certainly full of beautiful things, if only I could come across them.

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beautyperspective

We are all in the dark.

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ignoranceuncertainty

There is no limit to the follies that men will believe if they are once allowed to start.

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credulitygullibility