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Edwin Booth Quotes

d. 1893

Edwin Booth (13 November 1833 – 7 June 1893) was an American actor, famous for his Shakespearian roles.

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Time has not grown so very old since the most prominent members of our profession, though admired by the public eye, and lauded by its tongue, were socially, viewed askance, and regarded as "merely players."

I cannot grieve at death. It seems to me the greatest boon the Almighty has granted us. Consequently I cannot appreciated the grief of those who mourn the loss of loved ones, particularly if they go early from this hell of misery to which we have been doomed.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Edwin Booth (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.