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T. S. Eliot quotes

American Poet September 26, 1888 – January 4, 1965

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T. S. Eliot quote: "Where is the Life we lost in living?"
Where is the Life we lost in living? T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliot quote: "life is long between the desire and the spasm."
life is long between the desire and the spasm. T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliot quote: "Unreal friendship may turn to real But real friendship, once..."
Unreal friendship may turn to real But real friendship, once ended, cannot be mended T. S. Eliot
Before a Cat will condescend To treat you as a trusted friend, Some little token of esteem Is needed, like a dish of cream; And you might now and then supply Some caviare, or Strassburg Pie, Some potted grouse, or salmon paste — He's sure to have his personal taste. (I know a Cat, who makes a habit Of eating nothing else but rabbit, And when he's finished, licks his paws So's not to waste the onion sauce.) A Cat's entitled to expect These evidences of respect. And so in time you reach your... T. S. Eliot
The detective story, as created by Poe, is something as specialised and as intellectual as a chess problem, whereas the best English detective fiction has relied less on the beauty of the mathematical problem and much more on the intangible human element. [...] In The Moonstone the mystery is finally solved, not altogether by human ingenuity, but largely by accident. Since Collins, the best heroes of English detective fiction have been, like Sergeant Cuff, fallible. T. S. Eliot
My friend, blood shaking my heart The awful daring of a moment’s surrender Which an age of prudence can never retract By this, and this only, we have existed Which is not to be found in our obituaries Or in memories draped by the beneficent spider Or under seals broken by the lean solicitor In our empty rooms T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliot quote: "Uncorsetted, her friendly bust. Gives promise of pneumatic bliss."
Uncorsetted, her friendly bust. Gives promise of pneumatic bliss. T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliot quote: "Would it have been worth while. To have bitten off the matter..."
Would it have been worth while. To have bitten off the matter with a smile. To have squeezed the universe into a ball. T. S. Eliot
Words move, music moves. Only in time; but that which is only living. Can only die. Words, after speech, reach. Into the silence. Only by the form, the pattern, Can words or music reach. The stillness... T. S. Eliot
I would meet you upon this honestly. I that was near your heart was removed therefrom To lose beauty in terror, terror in inquisition. I have lost my passion: why should I need to keep it Since what is kept must be adulterated? I have lost my sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch: How should I use them for your closer contact? T. S. Eliot
We die to each other daily. What we know of other people is only our memory of the moments during which we knew them. And they have changed since then. To pretend that they and we are the same is a useful and convenient social convention which must sometimes be broken. We must also remember that at every meeting we are meeting a stranger. T. S. Eliot
I grow old? I grow old? I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach? I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach. I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. I do not think that they will sing to me. I have seen them riding seaward on the waves Combing the white hair of the waves blown back When the wind blows the water white and black. We have lingered in the chambers of the sea By sea-girls... T. S. Eliot
There is one order of beauty which seems made to turn heads. It is a beauty like that of kittens, or very small downy ducks making gentle rippling noises with their soft bills, or babies just beginning to toddle. T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliot quote: "The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that..."
The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man T. S. Eliot
Why should we celebrate These dead men more than the dying? It is not to ring the bell backward Nor is it an incantation To summon the spectre of a Rose. We cannot revive old factions We cannot restore old policies Or follow an antique drum. These men, and those who opposed them And those whom they opposed Accept the constitution of silence And are folded in a single party. Whatever we inherit from the fortunate We have taken from the defeated What they had to leave us - a symbol: A symbol... T. S. Eliot

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