Eleuthéria Quotes

“If I was dead I wouldn't know I was dead. That's the only thing I've got against death. I want to squeeze pleasure out of my death. That's where freedom lies: seeing oneself dead.”
― Samuel Beckett, Eleuthéria

“Life has cured me of all hope of seeing it end, on a grand scale. At the very most it could be curbed.”
― Samuel Beckett, Eleuthéria

“It is perhaps time that somebody was quite simply nothing.”
― Samuel Beckett, Eleuthéria

“Do you not see, Monsieur, what must be admired about me is that I am useless.”
― Samuel Beckett, Eleuthéria

“The error is one of wanting to live.”
― Samuel Beckett, Eleuthéria

“All right then, there's some feeling out to be done. If only to keep down the number of casualties.”
― Samuel Beckett, Eleuthéria

“Here it is. I would prohibit reproduction. I would perfect the condom and other appliances and generalize their use. I would create state-run corps of abortionists. I would impose the death sentence on every woman guilty of having given birth. I would drown the new born. I would campaign in favour of homosexuality and myself set the example. And to get things going, I would encourage by every means recourse to euthanasia, without, however, making it an obligation. Here you have the broad outlines.”
― Samuel Beckett, Eleuthéria

“SPECTATORUL: Te-ai despărţit de dumneata. Asta-i ultima găselniţă a foiletonului dumitale. Cum ai procedat?
VICTOR: Fiind cât mai puţin cu putinţă. Nemişcându-mă, negândind, nevisând, nevorbind, neascultând, nepricepând, neştiind, nevoind, neputând, şi aşa mai departe. Credeam că acestea sunt închisorile mele.”
― Samuel Beckett, Eleuthéria

“VICTOR:Am vrut întodeauna să fiu liber.Nu ştiu de ce.Şi nu ştiu nici ce înseamnă să fii liber.Dacă mi-aţi smulge toate unghiile,şi tot n-aş şti să vă spun de ce.Dar,departe de cuvinte,ştiu ce este.Am dorit-o întodeauna.O doresc şi acum.Nu doresc decât asta.mai întâi am fost prizonierul celorlalţi.Atunci,i-am părăsit.Apoi mi-am fost mie însumi prizioner.Era şi mai rău.Atunci,m-am părăsit pe mine însumi.”
― Samuel Beckett, Eleuthéria