Thomas Stearns Eliot “Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future, And time future contained in time past. ”
Thomas Stearns Eliot “Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the Shadow. ”
Thomas Stearns Eliot “April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. Winter kept us warm, covering Earth in a forgetful snow, feeding A little life with dried tubers. ”
Thomas Stearns Eliot “Poetry can communicate before it is understood. ”
Thomas Stearns Eliot “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. ”
Thomas Stearns Eliot “An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry. ”
Thomas Stearns Eliot “If you haven't the strength to impose your own terms upon life, you must accept the terms it offers you. ”