Who said “Let me go to hell, that's all I ask, and go on cursing them there, and them look down…”?

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Samuel Beckett. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceFrom an Abandoned Work (1957)

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APA

Beckett, S. (n.d.). Let me go to hell, that's all I ask, and go on cursing them there, and them look down and hear me, that might take some of the shine off their bliss. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31772-let-me-go-to-hell-thats-all-i/

MLA

Beckett, Samuel. “Let me go to hell, that's all I ask, and go on cursing them there, and them look down and hear me, that might take some of the shine off their bliss.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31772-let-me-go-to-hell-thats-all-i/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Beckett, Samuel. “Let me go to hell, that's all I ask, and go on cursing them there, and them look down and hear me, that might take some of the shine off their bliss.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31772-let-me-go-to-hell-thats-all-i/.