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Murphy
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"Murphy" Quotes

A peculiar tale following the misfortunes of the eponymous character as he navigates through life's absurdity.

Quotes

Nothing matters but the writing. There has been nothing else worthwhile... a stain upon the silence.

Samuel Beckett

writingsilence

The tears of the world are a constant quantity. For each one who begins to weep somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh.

Samuel Beckett

emotion

The tears stream down my cheeks from my unblinking eyes. What makes me weep so? From time to time. There is nothing saddening here.

Samuel Beckett

emotion

You're on earth, there's no cure for that.

Samuel Beckett

existence

To be an artist is to fail, as no other dare fail, that failure is his world and the shrink from desertion, art and craft, good housekeeping, living.

Samuel Beckett

artfailure

I've got my faults, but changing my tune is not one of them.

Samuel Beckett

self-acceptance

I don't move. I merely change.

Samuel Beckett

change

All life long, the same questions, the same answers.

Samuel Beckett

life

Birth was the death of him.

Samuel Beckett

birthdeath

There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet.

Samuel Beckett

blame