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Some famous lines from T. S. Eliot that are often alluded to or quoted include:

Some famous lines from T. S. Eliot that are often alluded to or quoted include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?<br/>

:Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?<br/>

&nbsp;&nbsp;I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach<br/>

:I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach<br/>

&nbsp;&nbsp;I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.<br/>

:I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.<br/>

&nbsp;&nbsp;I do not think that they will sing to me.<br/>

:I do not think that they will sing to me.<br/>

::(from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock")<ref>http://www.artofeurope.com/eliot/eli1.htm</ref>

::(from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock")<ref>http://www.artofeurope.com/eliot/eli1.htm</ref>

&nbsp;&nbsp;This is the way the world ends<br/>

:This is the way the world ends<br/>

&nbsp;&nbsp;Not with a bang but a whimper.<br/>

:Not with a bang but a whimper.<br/>

::(from "The Hollow Men")<ref>http://www.artofeurope.com/eliot/eli2.htm</ref>

::(from "The Hollow Men")<ref>http://www.artofeurope.com/eliot/eli2.htm</ref>

&nbsp;&nbsp;April is the cruellest month, breeding<br/>  

:April is the cruellest month, breeding<br/>  

&nbsp;&nbsp;Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing<br/>  

:Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing<br/>  

&nbsp;&nbsp;Memory and desire, stirring <br/>

:Memory and desire, stirring <br/>

&nbsp;&nbsp;Dull roots with spring rain.<br/>

:Dull roots with spring rain.<br/>

::(from ''The Waste Land'')<ref>http://www.artofeurope.com/eliot/eli3.htm</ref>

::(from ''The Waste Land'')<ref>http://www.artofeurope.com/eliot/eli3.htm</ref>

The whole earth is our hospital<br/>

:The whole earth is our hospital<br/>

Endowed by the ruined millionaire,<br/>

:Endowed by the ruined millionaire,<br/>

Wherein, if we do well, we shall<br/>

:Wherein, if we do well, we shall<br/>

Die of the absolute paternal care<br/>

:Die of the absolute paternal care<br/>

That will not leave us, but prevents us everywhere.

:That will not leave us, but prevents us everywhere.<br />

 

::(from ''East Coker'', ''Four Quartets'')<ref>http://www.ubriaco.com/fq.html</ref>

::(from ''East Coker'', ''Four Quartets'')<ref>http://www.ubriaco.com/fq.html</ref>