They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more.
Samuel BeckettSilence and darkness were all I craved. Well, I get a certain amount of both. They being one.
Samuel BeckettWhat kind of country is this where a woman can't weep her heart out on the highways and byways without being tormented by retired bill-brokers!
Samuel BeckettNothing is funnier than unhappiness, I grant you thatโฆ Yes, yes, it's the most comical thing in the world. And we laugh, we laugh, with a will, in the beginning. But it's always the same thing. Yes, it's like the funny story we have heard too often, we still find it funny, but we don't laugh any more.
Samuel Beckett