The First And Perhaps The Most Important

Through Reading Literature We Can Make Ghosts Speak To Us, And We Can Speak Back To Them.

I Have Lots Of Things That Aren't So Old That I Value, Such As A Copy Of Allen Ginsberg's "howl," Which He Signed For Me.

What We Know Is That Shakespeare Wrote Perhaps The Most Remarkable Body Of Passionate Love Poetry In The English Language To A Young Man.

I Believe That Nothing Comes Of Nothing, Even In Shakespeare. I Wanted To Know Where He Got The Matter He Was Working With And What He Did With That Matter.

Literate Households In The 17th Century Would Have Had The Bible, John Bunyan's "the Pilgrim's Progress," And A Couple Of Other Books. Shakespeare Plays Were Cheap, So You Could Buy Those, But A Folio Cost A Pound, Which Was An Incredible Amount Of Money Then.