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"This is the dead land This is cactus land."
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"It is a test (a positive test, I do not assert that it is always valid negatively), that genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood."
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T. S. Eliot
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Thomas Stearns Eliot was a poet, essayist and playwright. He was a leading figure of modernist poetry in the English language where he reinvigorated the art through his use of language, writing style, and verse structure. He is also noted for his critical essays, which often re-evaluated long-held cultural beliefs.
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"Prophesy to the wind, to the wind only for only The wind will listen."
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"Even among these rocks, Our peace in His will."
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"Let me show you the work of the humble. Listen."
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"And now you live dispersed on ribbon roads, And no man knows or cares who is his neighbor Unless his neighbor makes too much disturbance, But all dash to and fro in motor cars, Familiar with the roads and settled nowhere."
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"There will be time to murder and create."
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