They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it’s night once more.
- Source
- Waiting for Godot, Act 2, 1952 (English version by the author, 1954)
- Written
- 1952
About this quotation
Pozzo, now blind, says this in Act 2 in answer to Vladimir’s questions about when he went blind and his servant Lucky dumb. Vladimir is left wondering whether he too is asleep while others suffer.