Accident Quote by T. S. Eliot
“Accident is design / And design is accident / In a cloud of unknowing.”
About This Quote
Source Poem: “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, 1915
Design and accident are intertwined, existing within uncertainty.
In simple terms: Design and accident coexist in uncertainty.
Key Takeaway
Accept uncertainty, create meaning.
Themes
uncertainty
design
accident
Mood
thoughtful
poetic
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- creative work
- problem solving
Key Concepts
philosophy
art theory
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you find order in chaos?
- Can accidents become intentional?
A Different Perspective
Chaos can undermine planning.
![“the ordinary man's experience is chaotic, irregular, fragmentary. [He] falls in love or reads Spinoza, and these two experiences have nothing to do with each other, or with the noise of the typewriter, or the smell of cooking; in the mind of the poet these experiences are always forming new wholes” quote by T. S. Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/18e/t-s-eliot-633_art_the-ordinary-man-s-experience-is-chaotic_93688.jpg)
