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Samuel Beckett on Philosophy

1906–1989 Ireland

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They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more.

Waiting for Godot (1953)

For in me there have always been two fools, among others, one asking nothing better than to stay where he is and the other imagining that life might be slightly less horrible a little further on.

Molloy (1951)

Astride of a grave and a difficult birth. Down in the hole, lingeringly, the grave-digger puts on the forceps. We have time to grow old. The air is full of our cries.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Samuel Beckett (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.