Birth was the death of him.

Quote by Samuel Beckett

Topics: Death Quotes

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

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

I missed you...and at the same time I was happy. Isn't that a queer thing?

I missed you...and at the same time I was happy. Isn't that a queer thing?

We are all born mad. Some remain so.

We are all born mad. Some remain so.

You're on earth. There's no cure for that.

You're on earth. There's no cure for that.

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...

All I know is what the words know, and dead things, and that makes a...

All I know is what the words know, and dead things, and that makes a...

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...

What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.

What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.

In the landscape of extinction, precision is next to godliness.

In the landscape of extinction, precision is next to godliness.

Go on failing. Go on. Only next time, try to fail better.

Go on failing. Go on. Only next time, try to fail better.

Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.

Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.

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

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

To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist...

To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist...

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,...

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

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...

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...

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.

They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night...

They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night...

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,...