Two More From T.S. Eliot’s The Family Reunion

“People to whom nothing has ever happenedCannot understand the unimportance of events.” “At this moment, […]

David Zahl / 10.6.08

“People to whom nothing has ever happened
Cannot understand the unimportance of events.”

“At this moment, there is no decision to be made;
The decision will be made by powers beyond us
Which now and then emerge. You and I, Mary,
Are only watchers and waiters: not the easiest role.”

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