“If Shakespeare had to go on an author tour to promote Romeo and Juliet, he never would have written Macbeth.”

—  Joyce Brothers

As quoted in The Shakespeare Book of Lists : The Ultimate Guide to the Bard, His Plays, and How They'Ve Been Interpreted (And Misinterpreted) Through the Ages (2001) by Michael Lomonico

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