Human kind
Cannot bear very much reality.

T.S. Eliot

Burnt Norton

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Topic

Facing the truth Delusion Human nature

Author

T.S. Eliot

Source

Burnt Norton Four Quartets

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Eliot, T. S. “Burnt Norton.” Collected Poems 1909–1935. Harcourt, Brace And Company, 1936, pt. 1.

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What is hell?
Hell is oneself,
Hell is alone, the other figures in it
Merely projections. There is nothing to escape from
And nothing to escape to. One is always alone.

T.S. Eliot

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T.S. Eliot
Source
The Cocktail Party
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Citation

Eliot, T. S. The Cocktail Party. 1949, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, act 1, sc. 5.

Another quote from the 1930s

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.

Dorothy Gale

The Wizard of Oz

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Speaker
Dorothy Gale
Actor
Judy Garland
Source
Over the Rainbow The Wizard of Oz
Medium
Song Film
Language
English
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
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Citation

"Over the Rainbow." The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming, performed by Judy Garland, composed by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Harburg, Edgar Yipsel "Yip." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.

Another quote about Human nature

How little do we know that which we are!
How less what we may be!

Lord Byron

Don Juan

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Topic
Human potential Human nature

Author

Lord Byron
Source
Don Juan
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1824 1810s 19th century
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Original Citation

Lord Byron. Don Juan. London: John Hunt, 1824, canto 15, st. 99.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "Don Juan." Lord Byron: The Major Works, edited by Jerome J. McGann. Oxford University Press, 2008, canto 15, st. 99.