The historical sense involves a perception, not only of the pastness of the past, but of its presence
T. S. EliotI am glad you have a Cat, but I do not believe it is So remarkable a cat as My Cat. My Cat is a Lilliecat Hubvously. What a lilliecat it is. There never was such a Lilliecat. Its Name is JELLYORUM and its one Idea is to be Usefull!!
T. S. EliotThere will be time, there will be time To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet.
T. S. EliotYou must not on any account give me credit for being penetrating. I have impressed people that way before, and the result is always disaster.
T. S. EliotShould I, after tea and cakes and ices, Have the strength to force the moment to its crisis? But though I have wept and fasted, wept and prayed, Though I have seen my head (grown slightly bald) brought in upon a platter, I am no prophet--and here's no great matter; I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, And in short, I was afraid.
T. S. Eliot