Every nation, every race, has not only its own creative, but its own critical turn of mind; and is even more oblivious of the shortcomings and limitations of its critical habits than of those of its creative genius.
T. S. EliotAs she laughed I was aware of becoming involved in her laughter and being part of it, until her teeth were only accidental stars with a talent for squad-drill.
T. S. EliotHumility is the most difficult of all virtues to achieve; nothing dies harder than the desire to think well of self.
T. S. Eliot