Words are the clothes thoughts wear.
SAMUEL BECKETT
SAMUEL BECKETT
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That desert of loneliness and recrimination that men call love.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett I marshalled the words and opened my mouth, thinking I would hear them. But all I heard was a kind of rattle, unintelligible even to me who knew what was intended.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett To have been always what I am – and so changed from what I was.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett Nothing is more real than nothing.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett What do we do now, now that we are happy?
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett For in me there have always been two fools, among others, one asking nothing better than to stay where he is and the other imagining that life might be slightly less horrible a little further on.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett If there is one question I dread, to which I have never been able to invent a satisfactory reply, it is the question what am I doing.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett I could not have gone through the awful wretched mess of life without having left a stain upon the silence.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett But at this place, at this moment of time, all mankind is us, whether we like it or not. Let us make the most of it, before it is too late!
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett Yes, in my life, since we must call it so, there were three things, the inability to speak, the inability to be silent, and solitude, that’s what I’ve had to make the best of.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett I tried to groan, Help! Help! But the tone that came out was that of polite conversation.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett If you do not love me I shall not be loved If I do not love you I shall not love.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett All poetry, as discriminated from the various paradigms of prosody, is prayer.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett Don’t wait to be hunted to hide, that was always my motto.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett All life long, the same questions, the same answers.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett
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Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson I will love you from afar it’s better this way because close up it hurts too much.
Melissa AndersonMelissa Anderson Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Between day and night there was a moment of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland But doesn’t it hurt to feel so much and pretend not to?
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Admire your sweet way of glowing; your passionate way of flowing.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful Darling, you are a warrior, for even though each day feels like a battle, you keep fighting and live on.
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John LennonJohn Lennon I like my clothes tight enough to show I’m a woman, but loose enough to show I’m a lady.
Mae WestMae West Small changes, such as thrifting instead of buying new, supporting sustainable brands, and air-drying your clothes, can make a huge difference.
Emma WatsonEmma Watson There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson One girl’s trash is another girl’s vintage red carpet dress.
Olivia RodrigoOlivia Rodrigo Buying clothes second hand is a great way to help the environment! Did you know that fast fashion is the 2nd most polluting industry in the world right under oil?
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