Love is - OK, it's 20 things, but it isn't 19. And I think that love reaches for something which is very, very deep in us and is very easily obscured, and is also very easily denied, which is the instinct towards the other person, other than toward the self. Tom Stoppard deepdenyeasily share on social
I've seldom minded other people's opinions, but the other side of that coin is that I've seldom been interested by them, um their opinions about me I mean. Tom Stoppard coinhaveinterest Change image and share on social
When I was in my teens, I was very, very keen on being the author of a book. What the book was was secondary. I wanted it to be in hardback. I didn't care how thick or thin it was, and I didn't actually care what it was about. Tom Stoppard authorbookcare share on social
I'm aware of my old plays and occasionally think about them, but I'm much more anxious about finding the next play. Tom Stoppard anxiousawarefind Change image and share on social
I don't feel that I belong anywhere. Or rather, if there's a place I belong, I don't feel I'm there. Tom Stoppard belongfeelplace Change image and share on social
I was delighted to not go to university. I couldn't wait to be out of education. Tom Stoppard delighteducationuniversity Change image and share on social
I have about a dozen cassettes lying about which I use in random order. Very often, I pick up a cassette to dictate a letter, and I find my voice coming back at me with the lines of plays three years old. Tom Stoppard backcassettecome share on social
One always likes to think that other countries are not like one's own. Tom Stoppard countrylike Change image and share on social
Rewriting isn't just about dialogue; it's the order of the scenes, how you finish a scene, how you get into a scene. Tom Stoppard dialoguefinishorder Change image and share on social
To be 64 is appalling, so what does it matter being 65? Tom Stoppard appallmatter Change image and share on social
