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“ I fancy that the Irish language must have 57 different words for 'rain', in the same way that Inuit has for 'snow'. If, in reality, this is not the case, then I'm really glad I've never bothered to learn Irish'.”
― Monkey Man
― Monkey Man
“However...who said that thing about "the littleness of life that art exaggerates"?”
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“He was in a terrible state - that of consciousness.”
― The Information
― The Information
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
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“AB is an admirer of Les Dawson. AB says that only an extremely accomplished pianist could to play as badly as Les Dawson (pretends to do). Maybe it's the same with S. Beckett. He could write a really good (sensible) play that everyone would get, but he doesn't.
Like Les Dawson, he's pretending to be crap. Which you can only do if you're a genius.”
― Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life
Like Les Dawson, he's pretending to be crap. Which you can only do if you're a genius.”
― Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life
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