"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better."
"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."
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Source: Samuel Beckett (2012). “The Complete Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett”, p.211, Faber & Faber
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