Hurrying Quote by Thomas B. Macaulay

One of the wonderful things about Shakespeare is that he trusted an audience to move quickly with him. One moment tragedy, the next comedy.

— Mariette Hartley

I'm not absolutely certain of the facts, but I rather fancy it's Shakespeare who says that it's always just when a fellow is feeling…

— P. G. Wodehouse

Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

— SangFroid Stalker

I'm constantly intimidated by Shakespeare's work. Trying to decipher what he's saying and holding on to that thought - not just as an actor,…

— Zoe Wanamaker

Who knows if Shakespeare might not have thought less if he had read more?

— Edward Young

Shakespeare tells the same stories over and over in so many guises that it takes a long time before you notice.

— Howard Nemerov

I try to imagine someone saying to Shakespeare, 'Relax!

— Elias Canetti

I wonder if Shakespeare ever had to write a play in 10 days while suffering from jet-lag? Probably. It would explain why his comedies…

— Richard Herring

Shakespeare is just some bloke who keeps ranting "what light trough yonder window breaks" its the moon for god sakes!

— Louise Rennison

“...with an understanding of Shakespeare there comes a release from the gullibility that makes you prey to the great shopkeeper who runs the world,…

— Nadine Gordimer

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

“Why do people who read Shakespeare still spend hours watching shitty TV or staring out of the window or arguing about whose dinner party…

— Glen Duncan