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"The Shakespeare Stealer" Quotes
A young orphan named Widge is sent to steal the script of Shakespeare’s Hamlet but finds friendship and loyalty among the players, forcing him to choose between his mission and his newfound home.
juvenile fiction | Published in 2000
Quotes
I had learned, through bitter experience, that there are many ways to be lonely.
The play’s the thing, as they say.
Sometimes, when a thing is so fine, you can’t bear to see it destroyed.
All the world truly was a stage, and I a poor player upon it.
You cannot steal what cannot be owned.
Once you belong somewhere, it’s hard to walk away.
A lie is a fearful thing, not easily lived with.
Words can be dangerous in the wrong hands.
For the first time, I wished the play would never end.
I had never felt so much a part of something in all my life.