Thomas Stearns Eliot (26 September 1888 – 4 January 1965) was a poet, essayist and playwright. He was a leading figure in English-language Modernist poetry where he reinvigorated the art through the use of language, writing style, and verse structure. He is also noted for his critical essays, which often...
Success usually occurs in private, while failure occurs in full view.
—Jill Shalvis in The Sweetest Thing