It is right that he too should have his little chronicle, his memories, his reason, and be able to recognize the good in the bad, the bad in the worst, and so grow gently old down all the unchanging days,…

Quote by Samuel Beckett

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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.

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...

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

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

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...

Nothing is funnier than unhappiness, I grant you that. Yes, yes, it's the most comical...

Nothing is funnier than unhappiness, I grant you that. Yes, yes, it's the most comical...

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,...

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...

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

I write about myself with the same pencil and in the same exercise book as...

I write about myself with the same pencil and in the same exercise book as...

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,...

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.

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...

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.

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

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

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned...

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned...

To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful.

To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful.

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was...

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was...