Raised and Written in Contradictions: the Final Interview Jan Kott in conversation with Allen J. Kuharski (original) (raw)
2002, New Theatre Quarterly
I still cannot come to terms with my age. Very frequently I get the feeling that I have far too many years behind me. Sometimes it seems to me that I am still eighty years old, only to have someone remind me that I am eighty-seven. That is a big chunk of time.. . .
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