--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Have you not done tormenting me with your…" description: "\"Have you not done tormenting me with your accursed time! It's abominable! When! When! One day, is that not enough for you, one day he went dumb, one da..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b52/samuel-beckett-365_birth_have-you-not-done-tormenting-me-with-you_1969814.png" --- # Have you not done tormenting me with your accursed time!… ![“Have you not done tormenting me with your accursed time! It's abominable! When! When! One day, is that not enough for you, one day he went dumb, one day I went blind, one day we'll go deaf, one day we were born, one day we shall die, the same day, the same second, is that not enough for you? They…” quote by Samuel Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b52/samuel-beckett-365_birth_have-you-not-done-tormenting-me-with-you_1969814.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b52/samuel-beckett-365_birth_have-you-not-done-tormenting-me-with-you_1969814.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b52/samuel-beckett-365_birth_have-you-not-done-tormenting-me-with-you_1969814.png) > “Have you not done tormenting me with your accursed time! It's abominable! When! When! One day, is that not enough for you, one day he went dumb, one day I went blind, one day we'll go deaf, one day we were born, one day we shall die, the same day, the same second, is that not enough for you? They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more.” [Samuel Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-beckett/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The quote expresses existential frustration with time’s relentless, oppressive passage and the absurdity of life’s fleeting moments. **In simple terms:** Life feels trapped in endless, painful time. Key Takeaway Accept impermanence, seek meaning despite absurdity. Themes existentialism absurdity time mortality frustration Mood melancholic intense reflective Type literary philosophical existential When to use this quote - personal reflection - literary analysis - philosophical discourse Key Concepts Existential dread absurdist perspective temporal anxiety Questions to Reflect On - How does recognizing time’s limits change your priorities? - What can you do to find meaning in fleeting moments? 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