{"id":152965,"date":"2019-12-06T20:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T20:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=152965"},"modified":"2019-12-06T20:00:45","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T20:00:45","slug":"samuel-beckett-writes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2019\/12\/06\/samuel-beckett-writes\/","title":{"rendered":"SAMUEL BECKETT WRITES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The earth makes a sound as of sighs. To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now. Not to want to say, not to know what you want to say, not to be able to say what you think you want to say, and never to stop saying, or hardly ever, that is the thing to keep in mind, even in the heat of composition. The absurdity of those things, on the one hand, and the necessity of those others, on the other. You must say words, as long as there are any. Be reasonable, you haven\u2019t yet tried everything. Any fool can turn a blind eye but who knows what the ostrich sees in the sand.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"N0 RIGHT TURN by Diana Stones Glasscage\" width=\"604\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F722669851&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=906&#038;maxwidth=604\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The earth makes a sound as of sighs. To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now. 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