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We know too much, and are convinced of too little. Our literature is a substitute for religion, and so is our religion. - T. S. Eliot (A Dialogue on Dramatic Poetry Quotes)

We know too much, and are convinced of too little. Our literature is a substitute for religion, and so is our religion.

Source:A Dialogue on Dramatic Poetry (1928); in Selected essays 1917-1932 (ed. Faber & Faber, 1932) Page 44
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  • Profession: Poet, Writer
  • Born: September 26, 1888 - January 4, 1965
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