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"Mr. Aldous Huxley, who is perhaps one of those people who have to perpetrate thirty bad novels before producing a good one, has a certain natural — but little developed — aptitude for seriousness."
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"It is certain that a book is not harmless merely because no one is consciously offended by it."
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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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"‘A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp, The very dead of winter.’"
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"Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least something different."
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"A dangerous person to disagree with."
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"There were times we regretted The summer palaces on slopes, the terraces, And the silken girls bringing sherbet."
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"Atheism should always be encouraged (i.e. rationalistic not emotional atheism) for the sake of the Faith."
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