If by Godot I had meant God I would have said God, and not Godot. Samuel Beckett More Quotes by Samuel Beckett More Quotes From Samuel Beckett The dust will not settle in our time. And when it does some great roaring machine will come and whirl it all skyhigh again. Samuel Beckett dust philosophy art The only sin is the sin of being born. Samuel Beckett born sin Where you have nothing, there you should want nothing. Samuel Beckett should want Unhappy, but not unhappy enough. Samuel Beckett unhappy enough The only thing you must never speak of is your happiness. Samuel Beckett speak happiness Perhaps my best years are gone. When there was a chance of happiness. But I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back. Samuel Beckett fire gone years It was the only way to progress, to stop. Samuel Beckett progress way I had seen faces in photographs I might have found beautiful had I known even vaguely in what beauty was supposed to consist. And my father's face, on his death-bolster, had seemed to hint at some form of aesthetics relevant to man. But the faces of the living, all grimace and flush, can they be described as objects? Samuel Beckett beautiful men father Poets are the sense, philosophers the intelligence of humanity. Samuel Beckett philosopher poet humanity Success and failure on the public level never mattered much to me, in fact I feel more at home with the latter, having breathed deep of its vivifying air all my writing life up to the last couple of years. Samuel Beckett couple home success Let's go." "We can't." "Why not?" "We're waiting for Godot. Samuel Beckett waiting-for-godot why-not waiting it's impossible I should have a mind and I have one Samuel Beckett thoughtful should-have thinking We lose our hair, our teeth! Our bloom, our ideals. Samuel Beckett age hair time There's no lack of void. Samuel Beckett void There is at least this to be said for mind, that it can dispel mind. Samuel Beckett mind said art Hardly had the glow been kindled by some good deed on your part or by some little triumph over your rivals or by a word of praisefrom your parents or mentors when it would begin to cool and fade leaving you in a very short time as chill and dim as before. Samuel Beckett achievement leaving parent I gave up before birth. Samuel Beckett futility gave-up birth I asked her to look at me and after a few moments - (pause) - after a few moments she did, but the eyes just slits, because of the glare I bent over her to get them in the shadow and they opened. (Pause. Low) Let me in. Samuel Beckett shadow eye looks The bicycle is a great good. But it can turn nasty, if ill employed. Samuel Beckett cycling nasty ill We could have saved sixpence. We could have saved fivepence. But at what cost? Samuel Beckett philosophy history art
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