What makes it different from every other book of Shakespearean quotations is the way we've selected lines from the less studied and produced corners of Shakespeare’s plays and poems.

We chose them because they sound so commonplace and relevant, in a way that some of his most famous quotations are not.

We don’t think there are many who share Macbeth's imaginings, when he says 'Is this a dagger that I see before me?' or find themselves in Richard III's situation when he appeals for 'A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse'. But we believe that every quotation in our book has an immediate, easy resonance with modern living, and we hope, as we say in our introduction, that people will feel inspired to use them and reflect on them, as they go about their everyday life.