Samuel Beckett Quotes About Birth

Quotes about: Birth

• Birth was the death of him.

  Samuel Beckett

  Death, Birth

  Samuel Beckett (2012). “Krapp's Last Tape and Other Shorter Plays”, p.109, Faber & Faber

• I gave up before birth.

  Samuel Beckett

  Birth, Futility, Gave Up

  Samuel Beckett (1995). “The Complete Short Prose, 1929-1989”, p.232, Grove Press

• The end of a life is always vivifying.

  Samuel Beckett

  Life, Death, Birth

  Samuel Beckett (2009). “Three Novels: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable”, p.206, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

• I want very much to be back in the caul, on my back in the dark forever.

  Samuel Beckett

  Dark, Forever, Want

  Samuel Beckett (2007). “More Pricks Than Kicks”, p.29, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

• Have you not done tormenting me with your accursed time! It's abominable! When! When! One day, is that not enough for you, one day he went dumb, one day I went blind, one day we'll go deaf, one day we were born, one day we shall die, the same day, the same second, is that not enough for you? They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more.

  Samuel Beckett

  Time, Night, Light

  Waiting for Godot act 2 (1952)

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

  Samuel Beckett

  Time, Night, Light

  Waiting for Godot act 2 (1952)

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