And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness.

Quote by T S Eliot

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It's strange that words are so inadequate. Yet, like the asthmatic struggling for breath, so...

It's strange that words are so inadequate. Yet, like the asthmatic struggling for breath, so...

A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and...

A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and...

Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper,...

Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper,...

April is the cruellest month.

April is the cruellest month.

People to whom nothing has ever happened cannot understand the unimportance of events.

People to whom nothing has ever happened cannot understand the unimportance of events.

Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.

Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.

My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down.

My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down.

So the lover must struggle for words.

So the lover must struggle for words.

Business today consists in persuading crowds.

Business today consists in persuading crowds.

It's not wise to violate rules until you know how to observe them.

It's not wise to violate rules until you know how to observe them.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who...

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who...

Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity.

Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity.

O Lord, deliver me from the man of excellent intention and impure heart: for the...

O Lord, deliver me from the man of excellent intention and impure heart: for the...

Poetry should help, not only to refine the language of the time, but to prevent...

Poetry should help, not only to refine the language of the time, but to prevent...

I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life...

I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life...

Home is where one starts from.

Home is where one starts from.

If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?

If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?

Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can...

Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can...

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

This only is denied to God: the power to undo the past.

This only is denied to God: the power to undo the past.