I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, and I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, and in short, I was afraid.
T. S. ELIOTTime for you and time for me, And time yet for a hundred indecisions, And for a hundred visions and revisions, Before the taking of a toast and tea.
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Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance.
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The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man
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Where does one go from a world of insanity? Somewhere on the other side of despair.
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It’s not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them.
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I will show you fear in a handful of dust.
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This love is silent.
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No one can become really educated without having pursued some study in which he took no interest- for it is a part of education to learn to interest ourselves in subjects for which we have no aptitude.
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This is one moment, / But know that another / Shall pierce you with a sudden painful joy.
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Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
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Footfalls echo in the memory, down the passage we did not take, towards the door we never opened, into the rose garden.
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The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink.
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Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
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Humor is also a way of saying something serious.
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Teach us to care and not to care
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There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.
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