T. S. Eliot

A poet, playwright, and literary critic; arguably, the most important English-language poet of the 20th century.

1. Immature poets imitate.
   Mature poets steal.

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2. Some editors are failed writers.
   But so are most writers.

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4. If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?

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5. Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

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6. People to whom nothing has ever happened can't understand the unimportance of events.

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