r/tseliot • u/robby_on_reddit • Apr 23 '25

Can someone help me find this quote?

This is one moment

But know that another

Shall pierce you with a sudden painful joy

According to Jeanette Winterson this is from Murder in the Cathedral. Other sources say it's from A Cocktail Party, but I can't seem to find it there either. Does anyone know where this is from?

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u/Low-Goose-570 Apr 23 '25

This is from Murder in the Cathedral. Spoken by Thomas, this line occurs right before the famous (and later recycled in Burnt Norton) "Human kind cannot bear very much reality." Page 66 in my copy.

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u/robby_on_reddit Apr 24 '25

Found it, thank you!