Samuel Beckett

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

"Ever Tried. Ever Failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better."

"The end is in the beginning and yet you go on."

"You're on Earth. There's no cure for that."

"POZZO:I am blind.(Silence.)ESTRAGON:Perhaps he can see into the future."

"“Words are the clothes thoughts wear.”"

"Vladimir, be reasonable, you haven't yet tried everything. And I resumed the struggle."

"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better."

"What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes."

"Poets are the sense, philosophers the intelligence of humanity."

"Birth was the death of him."

"I can't go on. I'll go on."

"Words are all we have."

"If you do not love me I shall not be loved If I do not love you I shall not love."

"Cascando"why not merely the despaired ofoccasion ofwordshedis it not better abort than be barrenthe hours after you are gone are so leadenthey will always start dragging too soonthe grapples clawing blindly the bed of wantbringing up the bones the old lovessockets filled once with eyes like yoursall always is it better too soon than neverthe black want splashing their facessaying again nine days never floated the lovednor nine monthsnor nine livessaying againif you do not teach me I shall not learnsaying again there is a lasteven of last timeslast times of begginglast times of lovingof knowing not knowing pretendinga last even of last times of sayingif you do not love me I shall not be lovedif I do not love you I shall not lovethe churn of stale words in the heart againlove love love thud of the old plungerpestling the unalterablewhey of wordsterrified againof not lovingof loving and not youof being loved and not by youof knowing not knowing pretendingpretending I and all the others that will love youif they love youunless they love you"

"There's never an end for the sea."

"We are all born mad. Some remain so."

"Habit is a great deadener."

"Estragon: And if he doesn't come?Vladimir: (after a moment of bewilderment) We'll see when the time comes."

"Poets are the sense, philosophers­­ the intelligence­­ of humanity."