Quotes by Thomas Stearns Eliot about Literature

5 quotes by Thomas Stearns Eliot about literature

Thomas Stearns Eliot English poet, dramatist and literary critic

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

A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and understand it the first time, then I know it can't be much good.

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And they write innumerable books; being too vain and...

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

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Our high respect for a well read person is praise enough...

Our high respect for a well read person is praise enough for literature.

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Playwriting gets into your blood and you can't stop it....

Playwriting gets into your blood and you can't stop it. At least not until the producers or the public tell you to.

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We know too much, and are convinced of too little. Our...

We know too much, and are convinced of too little. Our literature is a substitute for religion, and so is our religion.

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