“Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God.”
Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) Roman Catholic saint
“To be nothing. Just nothing. It’s a frightening experience. You have to let go of everything.”
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
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"And what do you find on the other side? When you go on?"
"Your life again. What else?"
"Is that a promise?"
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