"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better."
"Poetry is essentially the antithesis of Metaphysics: Metaphysics purge the mind of the senses and cultivate the disembodiment of the spiritual; Poetry is all passionate and feeling and animates the inanimate; Metaphysics are most perfect when concerned with universals; Poetry, when most concerned with particulars."
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Source: Samuel Beckett (2009). “Three Novels: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable”, p.23, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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