Editing Waiting for Godot (section)

==Place in Beckett's work==

Although not his favourite among his plays, ''Waiting for Godot'' was the work which brought Beckett fame and financial stability and as such it always held a special place in his affections. "When the manuscript and [[Book collecting|rare books dealer]], Henry Wenning, asked him if he could sell the original French manuscript for him, Beckett replied: 'Rightly or wrongly have decided not to let ''Godot'' go yet. Neither sentimental nor financial, probably peak of market now and never such an offer. Can't explain.{{'"}}<ref>SB to Henry Wenning, 1 January 1965 (St Louis). Quoted in Knowlson, J., ''Damned to Fame: The Life of Samuel Beckett'' (London: Bloomsbury, 1996), p. 527</ref>