# Quote — E.M. Forster, Maurice

> Alive, but slightly absurd; they misunderstood him so utterly: they exposed their weakness when they thought themselves most acute. He could not help smiling.

- Author: [E.M. Forster](https://www.leafyquotes.com/em-forster.md)
- Book: [Maurice](https://www.leafyquotes.com/em-forster/maurice.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Maurice_(novel)#Part_Two) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
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