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Just under the surface I shall be, all together at first, then separate and drift, through all the earth and perhaps in the end through a cliff into the sea, something of me. A ton of worms in an acre, that is a wonderful thought, a ton of worms, I believe it.
Samuel Beckett
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"Just under the surface I shall be, all together at first, then separate and drift, through all the earth and perhaps in the end through a cliff into the sea, something of me. A ton of worms in an acre, that is a wonderful thought, a ton of worms, I believe it."
— Samuel Beckett

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Just under the surface I shall be, all together at first, then separate and drift, through all the earth and perhaps in the end through a cliff into the sea, something of me. A ton of worms in an acre, that is a wonderful thought, a ton of worms, I believe it. — Samuel Beckett

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Samuel Beckett was a Playwright from Ireland (1906–1989).

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Who said "Just under the surface I shall be, all together at first, then separate and dri…"?
This quote is attributed to Samuel Beckett, a Playwright from Ireland.
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Samuel Beckett lived from 1906 – 1989.