Who said “The awful daring of a moment's surrender which an age of prudence can never retract.”?

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T. S. Eliot. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe Waste Land (1922)

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Eliot, T. S. (n.d.). The awful daring of a moment's surrender which an age of prudence can never retract. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15913-the-awful-daring-of-a-moments-surrender-which/

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Eliot, T. S. “The awful daring of a moment's surrender which an age of prudence can never retract.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15913-the-awful-daring-of-a-moments-surrender-which/.

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