Underneath runs the main current of preoccupation, which is keeping one's nose clean at all times. This means that when things go wrong you have to pass the blame along the line, like pass-the-parcel, till the music stops.
Tom StoppardA movie camera is like having someone you have a crush on watching you from afar - you pretend it's not there.
Tom StoppardAnd for the last three minutes on the wind of a windless day I have heard the sound of drums and flute.
Tom Stoppard