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Quotes from Religion and Literature — T. S. Eliot

1888–1965 England

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It is certain that a book is not harmless merely because no one is consciously offended by it.

Religion and Literature (1935)

The 'greatness' of literature cannot be determined solely by literary standards; though we must remember that whether it is literature or not can be determined only by literary standards.

Religion and Literature (1935)

When we read of human beings behaving in certain ways, with the approval of the author, who gives his benediction to this behavior by his attitude towards the result of the behavior arranged by himself, we can be influenced towards behaving in the same way.

Religion and Literature (1935)

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