I do not approve the extermination of the enemy; the policy of exterminating or, as it is barbarously said, liquidating enemies, is one of the most alarming developments of modern war and peace, from the point of view of those…

Quote by TS Eliot

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Webster was much possessed by death / And saw the skull beneath the skin.

Webster was much possessed by death / And saw the skull beneath the skin.

A tradition without intelligence is not worth having.

A tradition without intelligence is not worth having.

Human kind cannot bear much reality.

Human kind cannot bear much reality.

There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find...

There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find...

We might remind ourselves that criticism is as inevitable as breathing, and that we should...

We might remind ourselves that criticism is as inevitable as breathing, and that we should...

The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality.

The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality.

For last years words belong to last years language and next years words await another...

For last years words belong to last years language and next years words await another...

My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down.

My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down.

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

After such knowledge, what forgiveness? Think now History has many cunning passages, contrived corridors And...

After such knowledge, what forgiveness? Think now History has many cunning passages, contrived corridors And...

If you desire to drain to the dregs the fullest cup of scorn and hatred...

If you desire to drain to the dregs the fullest cup of scorn and hatred...

Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity

Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity

A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

War is not a life: it is a situation, one which may neither be ignored...

War is not a life: it is a situation, one which may neither be ignored...

The heart and the mind has the shortest distance but has the longest journey.

The heart and the mind has the shortest distance but has the longest journey.

For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another...

For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another...

For I have known them all already, know them all -- have known the evenings,...

For I have known them all already, know them all -- have known the evenings,...

Time is relative to where you are, what you do, and who you are waiting...

Time is relative to where you are, what you do, and who you are waiting...

There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.

There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.

There are two times of the year that stir the blood. In the fall, for...

There are two times of the year that stir the blood. In the fall, for...