Shakespeare Authorship

Famous quotes containing the words shakespeare and/or authorship:

    He bids you ... to take mercy
    On the poor souls for whom this hungry war
    Opens his vasty jaws.
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    The Bible is good enough for me, just the old book under which I was brought up. I do not want notes or criticisms, or explanations about authorship or origins, or even cross- references. I do not need, or understand them, and they confuse me.
    Grover Cleveland (1837–1908)