I was mad of course and still am, but harmless, I passed for harmless, that's a good one. Not of course that I was really mad, just strange, a little strange, and with every passing year a little stranger, there can be few stranger creatures going about than me at the present day.
by Samuel Beckett (0 Reviews)
In Samuel Beckett's "Texts for Nothing and Other Shorter Prose," the narrator reflects on their feelings of madness and strangeness. They acknowledge a sense of anger but also recognize their perceived harmlessness. This dichotomy emphasizes a complex self-awareness, where the narrator grapples with their identity and how they are perceived by others. Despite acknowledging their strange nature, they do not see themselves as truly mad, which showcases the intricate relationship between...
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