'And now, ladies and gentlemen, I present the famous escape artists, Krafty Kralefsky and his partner, Slithery Stephanides.' 'Dear God,' said Larry, 'who thought of those names?'

You are not necessarily depriving him of his liberty, for territory is a form of natural cage and the word 'liberty' does not have the same connotation for an …

'Air! Air!' croaked Kralefsky, 'Give me air!' 'Interesting,' said Colonel Ribbindane. 'Saw a pygmy like that once in the Congo... been trapped in an elephant's…

The purpose of keeping any collection of wild animals in confinement should be threefold; first, to conduct as complete as possible a biological study of every…

His father thought he had a wond'rous wise look when he was born, and so he named him Solomon, thinking that if indeed he turned out to be wise the name would …

When Harold Pinter was lobbying to have London's Comedy Theatre renamed the Pinter Theatre, Stoppard wrote back: 'Have you thought, instead, of changing your n…

Mostel: If I appeared there, what if I did an imitation of a butterfly at rest? There is no crime in making anybody laugh. I don't care if you laugh at me. Con…