It is not hard to understand modern art. If it hangs on a wall it's a painting, and if you can walk around it it's a sculpture. Tom Stoppard arthanghard Change image and share on social
The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means. Tom Stoppard badendgood Change image and share on social
You are the plays you write. How on earth could you write them otherwise? They're projections of your own predilections. Tom Stoppard earthplaypredilection Change image and share on social
If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older. Tom Stoppard carrychildhoodold Change image and share on social
I never had any frustration about writing uncredited. I always felt that the satisfaction of doing it was in the doing of it, really, and getting recognised by the small number of people that know what you did. Tom Stoppard feltfrustrationnumb share on social
There are certain sorts of jokes which have only to do with the substitution of the unexpected word in a familiar context. If you translated something into French and then had it translated back into English by somebody who didn't know the original, you'd lose what was funny. Tom Stoppard backcontextenglish share on social
I am not somebody who meets a man or a woman somewhere and feels like that is an incredible character that I must write into a play. Tom Stoppard characterfeltincredible Change image and share on social
From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts. Tom Stoppard certaintyderivefact Change image and share on social
Age is a very high price to pay for maturity. Tom Stoppard agehighmaturity Change image and share on social
When I was younger, I could do something useful just by being free for half a day, but now I need five days to get the world I've left out of my head and ten days or a fortnight not talking to anyone to hold what I need to hold inside my head. Tom Stoppard dayfortnightfree share on social
