Brainwash Quote by Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Shakespeare doesn't mean: we mean by Shakespeare.”

— Terence Hawkes

“What's remarkable about Shakespeare is that he really is very good, in spite of all the people who say he is very good.”

— Robert Graves

“I've been hearing about Shakespeare all my life, but I had no idea he really wrote so well; I always suspected him of going…

— Jean Webster

“It's Shakespearean, Bill; lots of the important stuff in Shakespeare happens offstage - you just hear about it.”

— John Irving

“He is like Shakespeare, if Shakespeare had gone mad and vowed to speak in only the most convoluted terms meant to confound his listeners.”

— Perpetua Langley

“Shakespeare has united the powers of exciting laughter and sorrow not only in one mind, but in one composition.”

— Samuel Johnson

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

“But there were other great writers who had done all these things. What set Shakespeare apart...even from other greats, was his generosity: his invitation,…

— Jennifer Lee Carrell

“No one, not even Shakespeare, surpasses Milton in his command of the sound, the music, the weight and taste and texture of English words.”

— Philip Pullman

With Shakespeare, the hard work is to find out why he said it and how it can relate to the audience.

— Ruben Santiago-Hudson

“Shakespeare's great." Duh. Shakespeare's cool, man.”

— Alex Flinn

“No one has yet managed to be post-Shakespearean.”

— Harold Bloom