Ben

“I have nothing to say
and I am saying it
and that is poetry
as I need it.”
― John Cage

“Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.”
― Samuel Beckett

“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, Waiting for Godot

“nothing is accomplished by writing a piece of music
nothing is accomplished by hearing a piece of music
nothing is accomplished by playing a piece of music
our ears are now in excellent condition.”
― John Cage, Silence: Lectures and Writings