Traitors hoist by their own petard?--or victims of the gods?--we shall never know!

I'm vaguely embarrassed by myself sometimes.

GUIL: A scientific approach to the examination of phenomena is a defence against the pure emotion of fear

I don't really have a system or set of principles. It's kind of common sense mixed up with instinct.

In January 1962, when I was the author of one and a half unperformed plays, I attended a student production of 'The Birthday Party' at the Victoria Rooms in Bristol. Just before it began, I realised that Harold Pinter was sitting in front of me.

Suicide is no more than a trick played on the calendar.

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.