As a rule, with me an unfinished [idea] is a thing that might as well be rubbed out. It's better, if there's something good in it that I might make use of elsewhere, to leave it at the back of… — T. S. Eliot Copy Share Image
![“As a rule, with me an unfinished [idea] is a thing that might as well be rubbed out. It's better, if there's something good in it that I might make use of elsewhere, to leave it at the back of my mind than on paper in a drawer. If I leave it in a drawer it remains the same thing but if it's in the…” quote by T. S. Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6ff/t-s-eliot-633_drawers_as-a-rule-with-me-an-unfinished-idea-is_1669405.jpg)