Quotes from work
The Real Thing
The Real Thing is a play by Tom Stoppard that was first performed in 1982. The play focuses on the relationship between Henry and Annie, an actress and member of a group fighting to free Brodie, a Scottish soldier imprisoned for burning a memorial wreath during a protest.
Henry, Act II, scene V
Source: The Real Thing (1982)
Context: Buddy Holly was twenty-two. Think of what he might have gone on to achieve. I mean, if Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at twenty-two, the history of music would have been very different. As would the history of aviation, of course.
Henry, Act II, scene V
Source: The Real Thing (1982)
“Public postures have the configuration of private derangement.”
Henry, Act I, scene II
The Real Thing (1982)
Max, Act I, scene I
The Real Thing (1982)
Max, Act I, scene I.
Often misquoted as "The days of the digital watch are numbered."
The Real Thing (1982)
Henry, Act II, scene V
The Real Thing (1982)
