Birth, and copulation, and death.
That's all the facts when you come to brass tacks.

T.S. Eliot

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Topic

Nature of life Life

Speaker

Sweeney

Author

T.S. Eliot

Source

Fragment of an Agon

Language

English

Time

1932 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Eliot, T. S. "Fragment of an Agon." Sweeney Agonistes: Fragments of an Aristophanic Melodrama. Faber & Faber, 1932.

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And the wind shall say:
"Here were decent godless people:
Their only monument the asphalt road
And a thousand lost golf balls."

T.S. Eliot

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Topic
Disenchanted world Modern life
Speaker
Second Male Voice

Author

T.S. Eliot
Source
The Rock
Medium
Play
Language
English
Time
1934 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Eliot, T. S. The Rock. 1934, Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, England, UK, pt. 1.

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This universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent.

John H. Holmes

The Sensible Man's View of Religion

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Topic
Nature of the universe The universe

Author

John H. Holmes
Source
The Sensible Man's View of Religion
Genre
Religious literature
Language
English
Time
1932 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Holmes, John H. The Sensible Man's View of Religion. Harper & Brothers, 1932, ch. 4.

Another quote about Nature of life

If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the speechless real.

Jacques Barzun

The House of Intellect

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Topic
Feeling alive Nature of life Life

Author

Jacques Barzun
Source
The House of Intellect
Language
English
Time
1959 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Barzun, Jacques. The House of Intellect. Harper & Brothers, 1959, ch. 6.