Pinter says of Beckett's work "I'll buy his goods, hook, line and sinker, because he leaves no stone unturned and no maggot lonely. He brings forth such a body of beauty. His work is beautiful".
I particularly like the no lonely maggot image.
He also writes of the first time he met Beckett, in 1961 when The Caretaker was being produced:
"He came into my hotel walking very quickly indeed. He had a sharp stride and a quick handshake. he was extremely friendly... We finally ended up in a place in Les Halles eating onion soup at about 4 in the morning... When I looked up he was gone. I had not idea where he had gone and I thought, 'Perhaps this has all been a dream'".
Both quotes are from Various Voices by Pinter.
Iain
