One senses that all the Bolsheviks, even those who ended up as cold-blooded autocrats, had been on a journey from idealism to something else, and didn't notice - to mix periods - when the Rubicon was crossed. Tom Stoppard autocratbloodbolshevik share on social
I'm a playwright who gets involved in movies when I'm not writing a play. Tom Stoppard involvemovieplay Change image and share on social
If I hadn't left Czechoslovakia, I would have been dead. Tom Stoppard czechoslovakiadeadleave Change image and share on social
I don't keep a diary and I throw away nearly all the paper I might have kept. I don't keep an archive. There's something worrying about my make-up that I try to leave no trace of myself apart from my plays. Tom Stoppard archivediaryleave share on social
Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end? Tom Stoppard endeternityterrible Change image and share on social
In Chekhov, everything blends into its opposite, just fractionally, and this is sort of unsettling. And that's why you end up 100 years later asking, 'Is that moment tragic or comic?' Tom Stoppard blendchekhovcomic Change image and share on social
What is the society we wish to protect? Is it the society of complete surveillance for the commonwealth? Is this the wealth we seek to have in common - optimal security at the cost of maximal surveillance? Tom Stoppard commoncommonwealthcomplete share on social
It's really hard to talk about writing, and I'm usually conscious if I'm misleading people or misleading the questioner, because the problem with writing is the next line. Tom Stoppard conscioushardline Change image and share on social
Like almost everything else from the West, the Romantic Revolution arrived late in Russia. Tom Stoppard arrivelaterevolution Change image and share on social
