Despise Quote by George Bernard Shaw

“Walter Scott has no business to write novels, especially good ones. — It is not fair. — He has fame and profit enough as…

— Jane Austen

Walter Scott has no business to write novels, especially good ones. It is not fair. He has fame and profit enough as a poet,…

— Jane Austen

Walter Scott has no business to write novels, especially good ones. He has fame and profit enough as a poet, and should not be…

— Jane Austen

The nice thing with Shakespeare from a modern point of view is that a lot of stuff that was tragic for him can read…

— Ryan North

“As a novelist, Scott's influence was immense: his creation of a wide range of characters from all levels of society was immediately likened to…

— Ronald Carter

No hate to Shakespeare. I really love him.

— Rachel Sennott

It would positively be a relief to me to dig Shakespeare up and throw stones at him.

— George Bernard Shaw

I love how Shakespeare can really rip your heart out one second and then make you laugh the next. He's a master writer.

— Phoebe Robinson

Most people, even among those who know Shakespeare well and come into real contact with his mind, are inclined to isolate and exaggerate some…

— Andrew Coyle Bradley

It is difficult to restrain admirers of Shakespeare once they have begun to speak of him.

— Anonymous

“Should a writer have a social purpose? Any honest writer is bound to become a critic of the society he lives in, and sometimes,…

— Edward Abbey

I've always adored Shakespeare.

— Gyles Brandreth