"Obviously, you would give your life for your children, or give them the last biscuit on the plate. But to me, the trick in life is to take that sense of generosity between kin, make it apply to the extended family and to your neighbour, your village and beyond."

-- Tom Stoppard

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“to ask for anything of consequence from friends who cannot refuse is uncivilized.”
“Stop lying. There isn't enough time left.”
“Belief doesn't rest on proof or existence...it rests on faith...without faith there is nothing.”
“Of course, this is the season to be jolly, but it is also a good time to be thinking about those who aren't.”
“Every organ, gland and cell in the body is affected by the condition of the colon.”
“I love it when you like a character, and then she does something you don't like, and you hate her for a while - then you love her again. I'd like to see her have unlikable moments that the audience understands and sympathizes with.”

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“All those awkward moments - that's on the cast for doing such an amazing job. I think it was funny on the page, but when they did it, you definitely went, "Oh!" Watching it with a crowd that, like you said, was not expecting it to be funny, but then genuinely finding it funny, is totally a credit to their performances.”
“pacifists lead a lonely life. Not even gathering together can take the place of that vast, warm sun of approval that is shed on motherhood, on law-abiding, on killing, and on making money. Someday will we come into our own? Well, motherhood may move into the shade. Law-abiding is going through a trauma. But killing and making money are good for a long, long time.”

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