I was brought up in the War. I was an adolescent in the Second World War. And I did witness in London a great deal of the Blitz.

Quote by Harold Pinter

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There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved...

There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved...

The crimes of the U.S. throughout the world have been systematic, constant, clinical, remorseless, and...

The crimes of the U.S. throughout the world have been systematic, constant, clinical, remorseless, and...

There is a movement to get an international criminal court in the world, voted for...

There is a movement to get an international criminal court in the world, voted for...

The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend...

The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend...

One way of looking at speech is to say it is a constant stratagem to...

One way of looking at speech is to say it is a constant stratagem to...

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

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

I also found being called Sir rather silly.

I also found being called Sir rather silly.

Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?

Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?

I never think of myself as wise. I think of myself as possessing a critical...

I never think of myself as wise. I think of myself as possessing a critical...

I don't intend to simply go away and write my plays and be a good...

I don't intend to simply go away and write my plays and be a good...

My second play, The Birthday Party, I wrote in 1958 - or 1957. It was...

My second play, The Birthday Party, I wrote in 1958 - or 1957. It was...

I think that NATO is itself a war criminal.

I think that NATO is itself a war criminal.

One is and is not in the centre of the maelstrom of it all.

One is and is not in the centre of the maelstrom of it all.

I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who...

I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who...

I could be a bit of a pain in the arse. Since I've come out...

I could be a bit of a pain in the arse. Since I've come out...

A short piece of work means as much to me as a long piece of...

A short piece of work means as much to me as a long piece of...

If Milosevic is to be tried, he has to be tried by a proper court,...

If Milosevic is to be tried, he has to be tried by a proper court,...

I don't think there's been any writer like Samuel Beckett. He's unique. He was a...

I don't think there's been any writer like Samuel Beckett. He's unique. He was a...

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

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

Beckett had an unerring light on things, which I much appreciated.

Beckett had an unerring light on things, which I much appreciated.