Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Barclay Beckettwas a French-Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet, who lived in Paris for most of his adult life and wrote in both English and French. He is widely regarded as among the most influential writers of the 20th century...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth13 April 1906
CityFoxrock, Ireland
CountryIreland
blessed confusion waiting
What are we doing here, that is the question. And we are blessed in this, that we happen to know the answer. Yes, in the immense confusion one thing alone is clear. We are waiting for Godot to come
waiting-for-godot speak stay-with-me
Don't touch me! Don't question me! Don't speak to me! Stay with me!
giving waiting-for-godot magician
Estragon: We always find something, eh Didi, to give us the impression we exist? Vladimir: Yes, yes, we're magicians.
thinking goes-on waiting-for-godot
ESTRAGON: I can't go on like this. VLADIMIR: That's what you think.
thinking waiting-for-godot godot
To-morrow, when I wake, or think I do, what shall I say of to-day?
hands bored waiting
We wait. We are bored. (He throws up his hand.) No, don't protest, we are bored to death, there's no denying it. Good. A diversion comes along and what do we do? We let it go to waste. Come, let's get to work! (He advances towards the heap, stops in his stride.) In an instant all will vanish and we'll be alone more, in the midst of nothingness!
mad waiting-for-godot godot
We all are born mad. Some remain so.
life waiting-for-godot godot
What are we doing here, that is the question.
waiting why-not waiting-for-godot
Let's go." "We can't." "Why not?" "We're waiting for Godot.
bored awful waiting-for-godot
Nothing happens. Nobody comes, nobody goes. It's awful.
men littles waiting-for-godot
To every man his little cross. Till he dies. And is forgotten.
too-late waiting-for-godot moments
But at this place, at this moment of time, all mankind is us, whether we like it or not. Let us make the most of it, before it is too late!
waiting-for-godot godot cruel-fate
All mankind is us, whether we like it or not.
waiting motto my-motto
Don’t wait to be hunted to hide, that was always my motto.