Like many people, I only knew of Ford Madox Ford through a book called 'The Good Soldier,' which is everybody's favorite Ford Madox Ford if they have one, but I came to read 'Parade's End' when it was suggested via Damien Timmer of Mammoth Screen. Tom Stoppard bookcalldamien share on social
Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up. Tom Stoppard growhighmaturity Change image and share on social
People think I'm very nice, you know. And I'm not as nice as they think. Tom Stoppard nicepeople Change image and share on social
When 'The Dark Side of the Moon' was a new album in 1973, a friend of mine walked into my room where I was working with a copy in his hand and said, 'You really have to do a play about this album.' Tom Stoppard albumcopydark Change image and share on social
I write out of my intellectual experience. Tom Stoppard experienceintellectualwrite Change image and share on social
It's very common for people to recommend something to me because they're going on what I've already written, when, what really is the case, is that you want to write about something you haven't written about, in ways that you haven't done before. Tom Stoppard casecommonhave share on social
I'm hopeless at looking into myself and trying to see how things are working and why. Tom Stoppard hopelessthingwork Change image and share on social
When Auden said his poetry didn't save one Jew from the gas chamber, he'd said it all. Tom Stoppard audenchamberjew Change image and share on social
A 'human right' is, by definition, timeless. It cannot adhere to some societies and not others, at some times and not at other times. Tom Stoppard adheredefinitionhuman Change image and share on social
One doesn't want one's democracy to behave like a dictatorial or fascistic police. One doesn't. Tom Stoppard behavedemocracydictatorial Change image and share on social