Seduced her? Every time I turned round she was up a library ladder. In the end I gave in. That reminds me—I spotted something between her legs that made me think of you. Tom Stoppard More Quotes by Tom Stoppard More Quotes From Tom Stoppard Death is the ultimate negative. Tom Stoppard ultimate negative Uncertainty is the normal state. Tom Stoppard existentialism normal states GUIL: A scientific approach to the examination of phenomena is a defence against the pure emotion of fear Tom Stoppard examination emotion fear We drift down time, clutching at straws. But what good's a brick to a drowning man? Tom Stoppard drowning bricks men I'm a very boring person. Tom Stoppard boring-person boring persons Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought by the certainty of profaning it. Tom Stoppard joy beauty order Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering. Tom Stoppard revolution politics suffering My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had to choose one or the other, I usually chose the beautiful. Tom Stoppard truth work beautiful I write for film or, in this case, television when I haven't got a play cooking. Tom Stoppard cooking play writing I like pop music. I consider rock 'n' roll to be a branch of pop music. Tom Stoppard rock-n-roll rocks branches My life feels, week to week, incomplete to the level of being pointless if I am not in preparation for the next play or, ideally, into it. Tom Stoppard preparation play writing I'm hopeless at looking into myself and trying to see how things are working and why. Tom Stoppard hopeless trying I don't think Stoppardian has a precise definition. Tom Stoppard precise definitions thinking I'm vaguely embarrassed by myself sometimes. Tom Stoppard embarrassed sometimes Back in the East you can't do much without the right papers, but with the right papers you can do anything The believe in papers. Papers are power. Tom Stoppard east paper believe I'm a conservative kind of person. I don't think rightwing is quite the same thing. But I acknowledge my conservatism of temperament. Tom Stoppard conservative kind thinking The fact is, I loved being English. I was very happy to be turned into an English schoolboy. Tom Stoppard very-happy facts I'm going to be dead before I read the books I'm going to read. Tom Stoppard book The fact is that people are attracted to new work and by new work. Tom Stoppard new-work facts people I write plays because writing dialogue is the only respectable way of contradicting yourself. I put a position, rebut it, refute the rebuttal, and rebut the refutation. Tom Stoppard play writing way
