“Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height. Live in fragments no longer.” — E.M. Forster, Howards End
When those lines by Forster were first published in 1910, they had deep resonance. Today, alas, “Only Connect” is a phrase that evokes disappointment.
What a difference a century makes.