A prose that is altogether alive demands something of the reader that the ordinary novel reader is not prepared to give.
T. S. EliotOur lives are mostly a constant evasion of ourselves, and of our visible, sensible world.
T. S. EliotI would meet you upon this honestly. I that was near your heart was removed therefrom To lose beauty in terror, terror in inquisition. I have lost my passion: why should I need to keep it Since what is kept must be adulterated? I have lost my sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch: How should I use them for your closer contact?
T. S. Eliot