I don't intend to simply go away and write my plays and be a good boy. I intend to remain an independent and political intelligence in my own right.

I don't give a damn what other people think. It's entirely their own business. I'm not writing for other people.

I know the place. It is true. Everything we do Corrects the space Between death and me And you.

It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had to stick to my guns.

Clinton's hands remain incredibly clean, don't they, and Tony Blair's smile remains as wide as ever. I view these guises with profound contempt.

I think it is the responsibility of a citizen of any country to say what he thinks.

There are some good rules and there are some lousy rules.