I know those little phrases that seem so innocuous, and, once you let them in, pollute the whole of speech. 'Nothing is more real than nothing.' They rise up out of the pit and know no rest until they drag you down into its dark. Samuel Beckett More Quotes by Samuel Beckett More Quotes From Samuel Beckett The major sin is the sin of being born. Samuel Beckett The tears of the world are a constant quality. For each one who begins to weep, somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh. Samuel Beckett We are all born mad. Some remain so. Samuel Beckett