"What really counts is not dreaming about fame and glory... but stamina."
–– Sir Tom Stoppard (b. 1937), Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter. Character Nina says this about the artist's life in Stoppard's adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull.
Source: J. Kelly Nestruck. 'The storied life and art of playwright Tom Stoppard takes centre stage in expansive new biography.' The Globe and Mail. Saturday February 27, 2021, p. P10.
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