Waiting for Godot

[mister_greywolf]

This quote keeps coming up from a play I saw a few weeks back. It's from Waiting for Godot, and in describing the human condition one of the characters (Pozzo) says

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[xrussian_dollx]

They give birth astride of a grave,
the light gleams an instant,
then it's night once more.

Yes.

It's kinda like something I would have written on my exercise book when I was about 13.
Actually, most of my exercise books had scrawled upon them "Pray that you will never know the hell where youth and laughter go".
I was the first emo lol.

I like the way that you assume to call God "him". :P

[mister_greywolf]

heh. God's gotta be a bloke, doesn't he?

(although robert graves disagrees in "the white goddess". but who listens to poets anyway ... besides sassoon ... and, um ... dante. anyway.)

i'm picturing you as an emo girl now. interesting.

[literaryrepose]

I remember picking up Waiting for Godot quite a few years ago. I was probably too young for it; I don't think I even got past the first page. Maybe it's a bit more effective to watch it onstage. I do like the line you posted, in any case..

[mister_greywolf]

it is effective to watch on stage, especially with brilliant actors.

hmm ... those lines are the most famous from the play. i saw them alluded to twice in newspaper articles, and someone quoted it in conversation. maybe i never noticed before.

nice to see you. :)

[mr_stubbly]

I've sat through some grisly college productions of this play but with these two Masters of their Art It must have been excellent!

[mister_greywolf]

yeah ... there have been some grisly productions.

one of the differences with Stewart and McLennan, i think, is that not only do they understand the lines, but they've experienced them.

Just FYI...

[littleredcap]

McKellen, not McLennan.

Also, very jealous.

Re: Just FYI...

[mister_greywolf]

heh. you're so right - what was i thinking? i've edited the post now.

um ... it's so popular the run has been extended to 8th august.