We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity … - Tom Stoppard

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We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks in style.

Tom Stoppard

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead · 1968 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE FRSL (born Tomáš Straussler; 3 July 1937) is a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter, knighted in 1997.

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Alternative Names: Sir Tom Stoppard • Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE • Tomáš Sträussler

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We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks in style. - Tom Stoppard

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