What is certain is this, that I never rested in that way again, my feet obscenely resting on the earth, my arms on the handlebars and on my arms my head, rocking and abandoned. It is indeed a delporable sight, a deplorable example, for the people, who so need to be encouraged, in their bitter toil, and to have before their eyes manifestations of strength only, of courage and joy, without which they might collapse, at the end of the day, and roll on the ground. Samuel Beckett
About This Quote

This quote is from the poem "The Eglantine" by Rimbaud. It's an example of how unappealing and unappreciated he felt he was compared to his friends Baudelaire and Verlaine. He felt like he was nothing, except for his art (which is represented in this quote.) If he could make people understand that even though he felt worthless, he still had this power to draw, people might still think of him like he did before.

Source: Molloy

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