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 BECKETTYes, 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.
More Samuel Beckett Quotes
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The end is in the beginning and yet you go on.
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I could not have gone through the awful wretched mess of life without having left a stain upon the silence.
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The creation of the world did not take place once and for all time, but takes place every day.
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
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The whisky bears a grudge against the decanter.
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What are we doing here, that is the question.
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It was long since I had longed for anything and the effect on me was horrible.
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Habit is the ballast that chains the dog to his vomit.
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To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now.
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Life is habit. Or rather life is a succession of habits.
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All mankind is us, whether we like it or not.
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If I was dead, I wouldn’t know I was dead. That’s the only thing I have against death. I want to enjoy my death.
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Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural order.
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There’s something dripping in my head. A heart, a heart in my head.
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That desert of loneliness and recrimination that men call love.
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