Home / Quotes / Quote by Samuel Beckett

Quote by Samuel Beckett

“I knew it would soon be the end, so I played the part, you know, the part of — how shall I say, I don’t know.”

Work

This book compiles a variety of short narratives and literary pieces that delve into the concepts of nothingness, absence, and the search for purpose in life. The stories and texts vary in style and tone, offering readers a diverse exploration of these themes. more

Author

Samuel Beckett

Samuel Beckett was an Irish novelist, playwright, and poet, widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. His works are characterized by their minimalist style, existential themes, and use of language. His most famous works include 'Waiting for Godot' and 'Molloy'. Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969. more

“My life, my life, now I speak of it as of something over, now as of a joke which still goes on, and it is neither, for at the same time it is over and it goes on, and is there any tense for that? Watch wound and buried by the watchmaker, before he died, whose ruined works will one day speak of God, to the worms.”

Stills Speak Watches Goes On One Day Jokes Died Wounds Buried Ruined Worms Tense

Book:Molloy

Source: Molloy

“They never lynch children, babies, no matter what they do they are whitewashed in advance.”

Children Matter Baby No Matter What

Book:I Can't Go On, I'll Go On: A Samuel Beckett Reader

Source: I Can't Go On, I'll Go On: A Samuel Beckett Reader

“Enough. Sudden enough. Sudden all far. No move and sudden all far. All least. Three pins. One pinhole. In dimmost dim. Vasts apart. At bounds of boundless void. Whence no farther. Best worse no farther. Nohow less. Nohow worse. Nohow naught. Nohow on.”

Enough Moving Three Bounds Void Pins Boundless

Book:Company / Ill Seen Ill Said / Worstward Ho / Stirrings Still

Source: Company / Ill Seen Ill Said / Worstward Ho / Stirrings Still