Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper, unnamed feelings which form the substratum of our being, to which we rarely penetrate; for our lives are mostly a constant evasion of ourselves. T. S. Eliot awareconstantdeep share on social
The Nobel is a ticket to one's own funeral. No one has ever done anything after he got it. T. S. Eliot funeralnobelticket Change image and share on social
So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing. T. S. Eliot dancedarknesslight Change image and share on social
Where is all the knowledge we lost with information? T. S. Eliot informationknowledgelose Change image and share on social
If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are? T. S. Eliot headtall Change image and share on social
A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and understand it the first time, then I know it can't be much good. T. S. Eliot givegoodplay Change image and share on social
The communication of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living. T. S. Eliot communicationdeadfire Change image and share on social
The soul is so far from being a monad that we have not only to interpret other souls to ourself but to interpret ourself to ourself. T. S. Eliot interpretmonadourself Change image and share on social
Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? T. S. Eliot informationknowledgelife Change image and share on social
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things. T. S. Eliot emotionescapeexpression share on social