Beckett does not believe in God, though he seems to imply that God has committed an unforgivable sin by not existing.

The 21st chapter gives the novel the quality of genuine fiction, an art founded on the principle that human beings change. ----- "A Clockwork Orange Resucked" intro to first full American version 1986

I was very lighthearted. This often the way when the abandonment of personal responsibility is enforced: neither wronged innocence or just guilt can seriously impair the sensation of freedom one has.

Put it off for a bit. All life is putting off. Well, not entirely.

A man can write one book that can be great, but this doesn't make him a great writer-just the writer of a great book. . . I think a writer has to extend very widely, as well as plunge very deep, to be a great novelist.

I've always felt that English women had to be approached in a sisterly manner, rather than an erotic manner.

It's always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where you come from is part of where you're going.