Arthur Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Representation Vol. 1 & 2, Studies in PessimismGiacomo Leopardi: The Moral Tales, The ZibaldoneEdgar Saltus: The Philosophy of Disenchantment, The Anatomy of NegationPeter Wessel Zapffe: The Last MessiahCarlo Michelstaedter: Persuasion and RhetoricEmil Cioran: On the Heights of Despair, A Short History of Decay, The Temptation to Exist, The Trouble with Being BornLouis-Ferdinand Celine: Journey to the End of the NightErnest Becker: The Denial of Death, Escape from EvilThomas Ligotti: The Conspiracy Against the Human RaceDavid Benatar: Better Never to Have BeenSamuel Beckett: Endgame, A Piece of MonologueCormac McCarthy: Outer Dark, Blood Meridian, The Sunset Limited, The RoadJohn N. Grey: Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals SAMUEL BECKETTCascando1why not merely the despaired ofoccasion ofwordshedis it not better abort than be barrenthe hours after you are gone are so leadenthey will always start dragging too soonthe grapples clawing blindly the bed of wantbringing up the bones the old lovessockets filled once with eyes like yoursall always is it better too soon than neverthe black want splashing their facessaying again nine days never floated the lovednor nine monthsnor nine lives2saying againif you do not teach me I shall not learnsaying again there is a lasteven of last timeslast times of begginglast times of lovingof knowing not knowing pretendinga last even of last times of sayingif you do not love me I shall not be lovedif I do not love you I shall not lovethe churn of stale words in the heart againlove love love thud of the old plungerpestling the unalterablewhey of wordsterrified againof not lovingof loving and not youof being loved and not by youof knowing not knowing pretendingpretendingI and all the others that will love youif they love you3unless they love you[1936]