We are all born mad. Some remain so.

Quote by Samuel Beckett

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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...

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...

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

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

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.

Do we mean love, when we say love?

Do we mean love, when we say love?

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

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.

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.

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,...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

Birth was the death of him.

Birth was the death of him.

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

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

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'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man...

I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man...

Most people, after one success, are so cringingly afraid of doing less well that they...

Most people, after one success, are so cringingly afraid of doing less well that they...