"People exercise an unconscious selection in being influenced." ― T.S. Eliot Influence From T.S. Eliot Poet Added on 1/19/2025 About T.S. Eliot T. S. Eliot was a poet, critic, and playwright who became a leading figure of literary modernism. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. Born: 1888-09-26 Died: 1965-01-04 View all quotes from T.S. Eliot