To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now.

Quote by Samuel Beckett

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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.

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...

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...

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

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

Do we mean love, when we say love?

Do we mean love, when we say love?

Birth was the death of him.

Birth was the death of him.

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

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

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.

We are all born mad. Some remain so.

We are all born mad. Some remain so.

Words are all we have.

Words are all we have.

Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.

Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.

Habit is a great deadener.

Habit is a great deadener.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

It is right that he too should have his little chronicle, his memories, his reason,...

It is right that he too should have his little chronicle, his memories, his reason,...