We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?

Quote by Samuel Beckett

Topics: Samuel Beckett Quotes

Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.

Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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,...

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

Habit is a great deadener.

Habit is a great deadener.

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.

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

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...

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?

Words are all we have.

Words are all we have.

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 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...

Do we mean love, when we say love?

Do we mean love, when we say love?

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

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

Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable or am I miserable because listen...

Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable or am I miserable because listen...

Childhood is not from birth to a certain age and at a certain age The...

Childhood is not from birth to a certain age and at a certain age The...

My wife is going to kill me. But you look like my wife, so that's...

My wife is going to kill me. But you look like my wife, so that's...

Sometimes at home I talk in my sleep, but at school I sleep while others...

Sometimes at home I talk in my sleep, but at school I sleep while others...