Occasionally it does hit me, the words on a page. And I still love doing that, as I have for the last 60 years.

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

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

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...

Most of the press is in league with government, or with the status quo.

Most of the press is in league with government, or with the status quo.

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.

One's life has many compartments.

One's life has many compartments.

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...

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...

The Room I wrote in 1957, and I was really gratified to find that it...

The Room I wrote in 1957, and I was really gratified to find that it...

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'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...

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...

While The United States is the most powerful nation the world has ever seen, it...

While The United States is the most powerful nation the world has ever seen, it...

I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found...

I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found...

I was brought up in the War. I was an adolescent in the Second World...

I was brought up in the War. I was an adolescent in the Second World...

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 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...

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...

It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had...

It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had...

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...

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

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