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Poets are the sense, philosophers the intelligence of humanity.
Samuel Beckett
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Samuel Beckett
Age: 83 †
Born: 1906
Born: April 13
Died: 1989
Died: December 22
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Don't look for meaning in the words. Listen to the silences.
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Vladimir: I don't understand. Estragon: Use your intelligence, can't you? Vladimir uses his intelligence. Vladimir: (finally) I remain in the dark.
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It sometimes happens and will sometimes happen again that I forget who I am and strut before my eyes, like a stranger.
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Habit is the ballast that chains the dog to his vomit.
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