E.M. Forster, “Maurice”, Penguin 1972
“He knew now that there is no secret of humanity which, from a wrong angle, orthodoxy has not viewed, that religion is far more acute than science, and if it only added judgement to insight would be the greatest thing in the world.” (p. 207)
“There is no forest or fell to escape to today, no cave in which to curl up, no deserted valley for those who wish either to reform nor corrupt society but to be left alone. People do still escape, one can see them any night at it in the films. But they are gangsters not outlaws, they can dodge civilization because they are part of it.” (p.221)