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

Quote by Samuel Beckett

Topics: Samuel Beckett Quotes

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...

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...

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

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,...

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

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

Do we mean love, when we say love?

Do we mean love, when we say love?

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?

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Birth was the death of him.

Birth was the death of him.

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,...

Habit is a great deadener.

Habit is a great deadener.

Words are all we have.

Words are all we have.

We are all born mad. Some remain so.

We are all born mad. Some remain so.

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...