![[On The Waste Land:] Various critics have done me the honor to interpret the poem in terms of criticism of the contemporary world, have considered it, indeed, as an important bit of social criticism. To me it was only the relief of a personal and wholly insignificant grouse against life; it is just a piece of rhythmical grumbling.](/assets/img/quote-photos/on-the-waste-land-various-critics-have-done-me-the-honor-to-interpret-the-poem.jpg)
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