I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.
Tom StoppardThe causes we know everything about depend on causes we know very little about, which depend on causes we know absolutely nothing about.
Tom StoppardRewriting isn't just about dialogue, it's the order of the scenes, how you finish a scene, how you get into a scene. All these final decisions are best made when you're there, watching. It's really enjoyable, but you've got to be there at the director's invitation. You can't just barge in and say, "I'm the writer."
Tom Stoppard