In "Little Gidding" he says — speaking I think for the human race, but certainly for the TED Conference and Sylvia — "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time, arrive through the unknown remembered gate where the last of earth left to discover is that which was the beginning.
Obtuvo el Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1948. en "Little Gidding" escribe, a propósito de la raza humana, supongo, pero de seguro para esta charla de TED y para Sylvia: "No cesaremos en la exploración Y el fin de todas nuestras búsquedas Será llegar adonde comenzamos Conocer el lugar por vez primera.