James Joyce - an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice to be universally recognized.

The whole philosophy of modern times is to dissolve distinctions between individuals and deal with them as large collections of people. It's essentially self-interested on the part of authority.

I don't think Stoppardian has a precise definition.

I can put two and two together, you know. Do not think you are dealing with a man who has lost his grapes.

Rosencrantz: Shouldn't we be doing something--constructive? Guildenstern: What did you have in mind? ... A short, blunt human pyramid...?

I smoke too much whether it's going well or badly. After all these years, I definitely associate having a pen in my hand with having an ashtray just out of eye line.

I'm attracted to the past.