Beckett quotes

Beckett

11 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

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Samuel Beckett Playwright, Novelist

"The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new."

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Samuel Beckett Playwright, Novelist

"Nothing is funnier than unhappiness."

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William S. Burroughs Writer

"He [Samuel Beckett] is great, a very great writer. Any modern writer is bound to be influenced by [James] Joyce. Of course, by Beckett as well."

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Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher, Writer

"I admire [Samuel] Beckett, but I am totally against him. He seeks no improvement."

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Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher, Writer

"[Contemporary writer] could be a kind of [Samuel] Beckett who would not be felt to be totally committed to despair."

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