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

Quote by Samuel Beckett

Topics: Samuel Beckett Quotes

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...

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...

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

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

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 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.

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.

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

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

Birth was the death of him.

Birth was the death of him.

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...

Habit is a great deadener.

Habit is a great deadener.

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.

Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.

Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion . . . . I...

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion . . . . I...

Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when...

Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when...

Laughter need not be cut out of anything, since it improves everything.

Laughter need not be cut out of anything, since it improves everything.

The one who loves you will make you weep.

The one who loves you will make you weep.