Quote by: T. S. Eliot

Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion, it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things.


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Author Bio


  • NameT. S. Eliot
  • Description20th century English author
  • AliasesThomas Stearns Eliot
  • BornSeptember 26, 1888
  • DiedJanuary 4, 1965
  • CountryUnited Kingdom; United States Of America
  • ProfessionPlaywright; Poet; Essayist; Literary Critic; Social Critic; Short Story Writer; University Professor; Writer
  • WorksThe Waste Land; Four Quartets
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Order Of Merit For Arts And Science