Bible Quote by Mark Rylance

Shakespeare has done far more for the world than the Bible.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

All 'Hamlets' are different, and it's the most overwritten play ever written.

— Martin Landau

Western literature has been more influenced by the Bible than any other book.

— Thomas B. Macaulay

Shakespeare is so fundamental to the way we see story. A tremendous amount of narratives come from him - more than many authors are…

— Rebecca Serle

People say that the Bible is a boring book...but they don't say that about Shakespeare, because the people who teach Shakespeare are zealous for…

— Malcolm Muggeridge

We tend to think of Hamlet as one of the wisest, most intellectually prodigious characters in all of literature. Which he is, but there's…

— Norah Vincent

It is no exaggeration to say that the English Bible is, next to Shakespeare, the greatest work in English literature, and that it will…

— Lafcadio Hearn

Even if you aren't a believer, there are incredible stories in the 'good book' that I guarantee you will keep you glued to the…

— Eric Metaxas

If 'Hamlet' had been written in these days it would probably have been called 'The Strange Affair at Elsinore.

— James M. Barrie

This is not writing at all. Indeed, I could say that Shakespeare surpasses literature altogether, if I knew what I meant.

— Virginia Woolf

Most authors have one idea per book. Shakespeare had two per sentence.

— Lauren Hutton

Shakespeare is in many ways an African writer and 'Hamlet' would be seen as a very accurate historical saga about an African kingdom.

— Henning Mankell