Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Thomas Stearns Eliot

"Only thoso who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."
Thomas Stearns Eliot

Thomas Stearns Eliot
WHO: Thomas Stearns Eliot was a an American poet, dramatist and critic born in 1888. He was awarded with the Nobel Price in literature in 1948. He died at the age of 77 in 1965.

WHERE: This quote comes from the preface of Transit of Venus: Poems (a collection of poems inspired by his girlfriend).

WHEN: Transit of Venus: Poems was publish in 1931.


Related Author: Jorge Luis Borges

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