Who said “Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?”?

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Harold Pinter. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe Homecoming (1965), act 2, sc. 1

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Pinter, H. (n.d.). Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there? [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32464-apart-from-the-known-and-the-unknown-what/

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Pinter, Harold. “Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32464-apart-from-the-known-and-the-unknown-what/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Pinter, Harold. “Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32464-apart-from-the-known-and-the-unknown-what/.

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