"I never wronged Fate in my life, and why she should pursue me like a demon through all eternity is a thing I can't understand." "Maybe Ophelia is back of it," suggested Doctor Johnson.

"These women have a great deal of sympathy for each other, and, candidly, I think you behaved pretty rudely to Ophelia.

It's a poor way to show your love for a young woman, running a sword through her father every night for pay, and driving the girl to suicide with equal frequency, just to show theatre-goers what a smart little Dane you can be if you try." "'Tisn't me does all that," returned Hamlet.

"I only did it once, and even then it wasn't as bad as Shakespeare made it out to be." "I put it down just as it was," said Shakespeare, hotly, "and you can't dispute it." "Yes, he can," said Yorick.

"You made him tell Horatio he knew me well, and he never met me in his life." "I never told Horatio anything of the sort," said Hamlet.