But what matter whether I was born or not, have lived or not, am dead or merely dying. I shall go on doing as I have always done, not knowing what it is I do, nor who I am, nor where I am, nor if I am.
SAMUEL BECKETT
SAMUEL BECKETT
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Samuel Beckett79 quotes“But what matter whether I was born or not, have lived or not, am dead or merely dying. I shall go on doing as I have always done, not knowing what it is I do, nor who I am, nor where I am, nor if I am.”
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Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett I pause to record that I feel in extraordinary form. Delirium perhaps.
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