Quote by: Tom Stoppard

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought by the certainty of profaning it.

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Author Bio

NameTom Stoppard
DescriptionBritish playwright
BornJuly 3, 1937
CountryUnited Kingdom
ProfessionPlaywright; Screenwriter; Journalist; Writer
AwardsLaurence Olivier Award; Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; PEN Pinter Prize; Laurel Award For Screenwriting Achievement; Academy Award For Best Writing (Original Screenplay); Writers Guild Of America Award; Praemium Imperiale