Stephen Fry Quotes

I have always been an impassioned advocate for the works of Shakespeare. I regard him as one of the most complete miracles of his or any other age.

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• I have always been an impassioned advocate for the works of Shakespeare. I regard him as one of the most complete miracles of his or any other age.

  

  Stephen Fry
  • Age
  • Miracle
  • Impassioned