Poets are the sense, philosophers the intelligence of humanity.

Quote by Samuel Beckett

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Birth was the death of him.

Birth was the death of him.

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

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

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

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

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...

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?

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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.

That's how it is on this bitch of an earth.

That's how it is on this bitch of an earth.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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