
Jones, Jim. "The Letter Killeth." Original material reprint. Department of Religious Studies. San Diego State
As quoted in "Samuel Beckett Talks About Beckett" by John Gruen, in Vogue, (December 1969), p. 210
Comparable to "The tragic figure represents the expiation of original sin, of the original and eternal sin of him and all his 'soci malorum,' the sin of having been born. 'Pues el delito mayor / Del hombre es haber nacido.'" from his essay Proust, quoting Pedro Calderón de la Barca's La vida es sueño (Life is a Dream).
Jones, Jim. "The Letter Killeth." Original material reprint. Department of Religious Studies. San Diego State
Source: The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening
“That we are capable only of being what we are remains our unforgivable sin.”
Source: The Claw of the Conciliator
“Sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense.”
The Precious and Sacred Writings of Martin Luther (1905) edited by John Nicholas Lenker; republished as Sermons of Martin Luther (1996), p. 291
page 103.
Father and Child Reunion (2001)