# Quote — E.M. Forster, Maurice

> If obliged to ask himself, "What's all this?" he would have replied, "Durham is another of those boys in whom I was interested at school," but he was obliged to ask nothing, and merely went ahead with his mouth and his mind shut.

- Author: [E.M. Forster](https://www.leafyquotes.com/em-forster.md)
- Book: [Maurice](https://www.leafyquotes.com/em-forster/maurice.md)
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