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Samuel Beckett Quotes: It was long since I had longed for anything and the effect on me was horrible.
         

It was long since I had longed for anything and the effect on me was horrible.


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This page presents the quote "It was long since I had longed for anything and the effect on me was horrible.". Author of this quote is Samuel Beckett. This quote is about desire, longing, pain, suffering, time, change,.