Quote by TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

And what the dead had no speech for, when living, they can tell you, being dead: the communication of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living.

And what the dead had no speech for, when living, they can t

Summary

This quote suggests that the dead, in their silence during their living days, cannot share certain experiences and truths with the living. However, after death, they are able to communicate through a fiery language that transcends the limitations of the living. It implies that there is a deeper and more powerful form of communication beyond conventional language that can only be accessed within the realm of the deceased.

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By TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

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