Samuel Beckett Quotes about Waiting

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Don’t wait to be hunted to hide, that was always my motto.

Don’t wait to be hunted to hide, that was always my motto.

Samuel Beckett

Waiting, Motto, My Motto

Samuel Beckett (2009). “Three Novels: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable”, p.109, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

He who has waited long enough, will wait forever. And there comes the hour when nothing more can happen and nobody more can come and all is ended but the waiting that knows itself in vain.

Samuel Beckett

Long, Waiting, Forever

Samuel Beckett (1959). “Molloy”, John Calder Pub Ltd

Let's go." "We can't." "Why not?" "We're waiting for Godot.

Samuel Beckett

Waiting, Why Not, Waiting For Godot

Samuel Beckett (2007). “I Can't Go On, I'll Go On: A Samuel Beckett Reader”, p.438, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

We wait. We are bored. (He throws up his hand.) No, don't protest, we are bored to death, there's no denying it. Good. A diversion comes along and what do we do? We let it go to waste. Come, let's get to work! (He advances towards the heap, stops in his stride.) In an instant all will vanish and we'll be alone more, in the midst of nothingness!

Samuel Beckett

Hands, Bored, Waiting

Samuel Beckett (2012). “The Complete Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett”, p.72, Faber & Faber

What are we doing here, that is the question. And we are blessed in this, that we happen to know the answer. Yes, in the immense confusion one thing alone is clear. We are waiting for Godot to come

Samuel Beckett

Blessed, Confusion, Waiting

Samuel Beckett (2011). “Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts”, p.78, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Samuel Beckett Quotes about Waiting

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