I never think of myself as wise. I think of myself as possessing a critical intelligence which I intend to allow to operate.
Harold PinterDon't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past?
Harold PinterHow can the unknown merit reverence? In other words how can you revere that of which you are ignorant? At the same time, it would be ridiculous to propose that what we know merits reverence. What we know merits any one of a number of things, but it stands to reason reverence isn't one of them. In other words, apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?
Harold PinterIt was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had to stick to my guns.
Harold PinterAs a writer you're holding a dog. You let the dog run about. But you finally can pull him back. Finally, I'm in control. But the great excitement is to see what happens if you let the whole thing go. And the dog or the character really runs about, bites everyone in sight, jumps up trees, falls into lakes, gets wet, and you let that happen. That's the excitement of writing plays-to allow the thing to be free but still hold the final leash.
Harold Pinter