April is the cruellest month because it is pregnant with the promise of spring, but it's not quite there. Nature torments us during the month of April with a glorious thunderstorm, a few days of balmy weather, and then snow. April is toying with us. Of course, I have no idea what Mr. Eliot had in mind. But April is certainly a cruel, cruel month.

Also: April is when Lisa died. Of course, Mr. Eliot could not have known that, but I feel more connected to The Waste Land because of this fact.

April is a sadist.