224 Quotes by T.S. Eliot

Lord, I am not worthyLord, I am not worthybut speak the word only.

The morning comes to consciousness

A good deal resides in the richness of association which is at the same time borrowed from and given to the word 'becalmed'; but the meaning is clear, the language simple and elegant.

Hay épocas en que uno siente que ha caído a pedazos y a la vez se ve a sí mismo en mitad de la carretera estudiando las piezas sueltas, preguntándose si será capaz de montarlas otra vez y qué especie de artefaco saldrá.

Poesie kann sich mitteilen, auch ehe sie verstanden ist.

The lady of situations.

Your shadow at morning striding behind youOr your shadow at evening rising to meet you;

Amongst the rock one cannot stop or think

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.