James Joyce was a synthesizer, trying to bring in as much as he could. I am an analyzer, trying to leave out as much as I can.

Quote by Samuel Beckett

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The tears of the world are a constant quality. For each one who begins to...

The tears of the world are a constant quality. For each one who begins to...

It is right that he too should have his little chronicle, his memories, his reason,...

It is right that he too should have his little chronicle, his memories, his reason,...

I can't go on. I'll go on.

I can't go on. I'll go on.

Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order.

Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order.

If I had the use of my body, I would throw it out the window.

If I had the use of my body, I would throw it out the window.

Habit is a great deadener.

Habit is a great deadener.

There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet.

There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet.

Just under the surface I shall be, all together at first, then separate and drift,...

Just under the surface I shall be, all together at first, then separate and drift,...

If you do not love me I shall not be loved If I do not...

If you do not love me I shall not be loved If I do not...

Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick.

Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick.

Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.

Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.

I shall state silences more competently than ever a better man spangled the butterflies of...

I shall state silences more competently than ever a better man spangled the butterflies of...

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

No, I regret nothing, all I regret is having been born, dying is such a...

No, I regret nothing, all I regret is having been born, dying is such a...

Let me go to hell, that's all I ask, and go on cursing them there,...

Let me go to hell, that's all I ask, and go on cursing them there,...

We are all born mad. Some remain so.

We are all born mad. Some remain so.

Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.

Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.

I have my faults, but changing my tune is not one of them.

I have my faults, but changing my tune is not one of them.

Nothing matters but the writing. There has been nothing else worthwhile... a stain upon the...

Nothing matters but the writing. There has been nothing else worthwhile... a stain upon the...

We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast...

We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast...