Then I went back into the house and wrote, It is midnight. The rain is beating on the windows. It was not midnight. It was not raining.
SAMUEL BECKETTWhat do I know of man’s destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
More Samuel Beckett Quotes
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All mankind is us, whether we like it or not.
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The essential doesn’t change.
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Sometimes I wonder if I’m in my right mind. Then it passes off and I’m as intelligent as ever.
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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!
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
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Art has nothing to do with clarity, does not dabble in the clear and does not make clear
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To restore silence is the role of objects.
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Go on failing. Go on. Only next time, try to fail better.
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What are we doing here, that is the question.
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Words are the clothes thoughts wear.
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To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now.
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Perhaps my best years are gone. When there was a chance of happiness. But I wouldn’t want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn’t want them back.
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Yes, there were times when I forgot not only who I was but that I was, forgot to be.
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We are all born crazy. Some remain that way.
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That desert of loneliness and recrimination that men call love.
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