I do not hope for what I cannot have! I do not cling to things I cannot keep! — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“Children can only grow from something you love to something you lose.” — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Ah, but if you have no expectations, You can never have a disappointment. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“Unless the object of the singer’s affection is a vampire, surely what Hart means is unphotogenic. Only vampires are unphotographable, but affectionate… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I'm before him on my knees, and he kisses me He assumes I lose my reason and I do. Men are stupid,… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Every single song I've ever written is sung by a character created by somebody else. Some might have a jaundiced view of… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I love the theater as much as music, and the whole idea of getting across to an audience and making them laugh,… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
The more you cling to things, The more you love them, The more the pain you suffer, When they're taken from you... — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
TODD: The history of the world, my love -- LOVETT: Save a lot of graves, Do a lot of relatives favors! TODD:… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“Loving you is not a choice, It's who I am. Loving you is not a choice And not much reason to rejoice,… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
No one has ever known me as clearly as you. No one has ever shown me that love allows everything. Not pretty… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
If you told me to write a love song tonight, I'd have a lot of trouble. But if you tell me to… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“No one has ever loved me As deeply as you. No one has truly shown me What love could be like until… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Two of the hardest words in the language to rhyme are life and love. Of all words! — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“They all deserve to die. Tell you why, Mrs. Lovett, tell you why. Because in all of the whole human race Mrs Lovett, there… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
It's not so hard to be married, I've done it three or four times. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I don't find my life that interesting. The shows, maybe. But not me. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“Careful the things you say, Children will listen. Careful the things you do, Children will see. And learn. Children may not obey But children… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“Because in all of the whole human race Mrs. Lovett, there are two kinds of men and only two There's the one staying put… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I love computers. I love writing on them. I love gadgetry. The thing is: I am a slow reader. So, if I am going… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I have inherited my father's sense of humour about myself. It's a lot more pleasant to make fun of yourself than when someone else… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Musicals are, by nature, theatrical, meaning poetic, meaning having to move the audience's imagination and create a suspension of disbelief, by which I mean… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Nowadays, there are sometimes more producers than there are people in the cast, because it takes that much money to put a show on. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
