I always thought old age would be a writerโs best chance. Whenever I read the late work of Goethe or W. B. Yeats I had the impertinence to identify with it. Now, my memoryโs gone, all the old fluencyโs disappeared. I donโt write a single sentence without saying to myself, โItโs a lie!โ So I know I was right. Itโs the best chance Iโve ever had.
Samuel BeckettEstragon: Suppose we repented. Vladimir: Repented what? Estragon: Oh...(He reflects.) We wouldnโt have to go into the details. Vladimir: Our being born?
Samuel Beckett