“I went to an English school and was brought up in English. So I don't ...” — Tom Stoppard Quote

“I went to an English school and was brought up in English. So I don't feel Czech.”

“I want to support the whole idea of the humanities and teaching the humanities as being something that - even if it can't be quantitatively measured as other subjects - it's as fundamental to all education.”

“I write out of my intellectual experience.”

“There was the best teachers from the Czech Philharmonic, highly dedicated people, some of the best musicians in the world passing on the knowledge about the country, about the principles, and about the music.”

“Well, I'm Czech, but Polish, Czech, no matter, it's my name.”

“Well, it's the Czech Republic now, but more specifically Prague. I went there when I was 12.”