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

Quote by Samuel Beckett

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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...

Poets are the sense, philosophers the intelligence of humanity.

Poets are the sense, philosophers the intelligence of humanity.

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...

James Joyce was a synthesizer, trying to bring in as much as he could. I...

James Joyce was a synthesizer, trying to bring in as much as he could. I...

Where I am, I don't know, I'll never know, in the silence you don't know,...

Where I am, I don't know, I'll never know, in the silence you don't know,...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

Do we mean love, when we say love?

Do we mean love, when we say love?

Habit is a great deadener.

Habit is a great deadener.

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...

Birth was the death of him.

Birth was the death of him.

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,...

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

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

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

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.

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...

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

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

We are all born mad. Some remain so.

We are all born mad. Some remain so.