Decent man Quote by Virginia Woolf

The Sonnets of Shakespeare have the fascination of an autobiography, without its clarity. It is like reading an important document in a cave by…

— Gilbert Highet

“But we’re disorganized mourners, so a lot of people end up remembering Shakespeare, and no one ends up remembering the person he wrote Sonnet…

— John Green

“Shakespeare had all these sonnets where what he said came down to this: Youth is fleeting and you'd better get married and have children…

— Elizabeth Knox

“Shakespeare had nothing on you." "Would you rather I wrote you sonnets or made you see God?”

— N.M. Silber

“The thing about Shakespeare is you can only read his books if someone is making you.”

— Gabrielle Zevin

Scorn not the sonnet. Critic, you have frowned, Mindless of its just honours; with this key Shakespeare unlocked his heart.

— William Wordsworth

“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 thought I'd begin by reading a sonnet by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I? He never reads any of mine.

— Spike Milligan

Sometimes I just go into Shakespearean sonnets and end it with a nice little couplet.

— Brook Lopez

“I've seen many strange things in my work, my friend, but a wealthy lawyer who leaves everything to go write sonnets is not part…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“There are times, aren't there, when Shakespeare is a little dull.”

— Graham Greene

“That happens a lot with Shakespeare. The women go after what they want; the men wind up suckered into things.”

— Gayle Forman