She liked to watch her father as he read, and to listen to the smoothly rolling tones; she felt no curiosity about what the words meant. It was only Shakespeare and she was used to him.

Stella Gibbons
About This Quote

In this quote from "The Glass Menagerie," Tom says that Laura loved to watch her father read, and she enjoyed the smooth sound of his voice as he turned the pages. This makes it an especially perfect quote for a blog post about a quote from a play, because Tom uses the word "only" to explain how important Shakespeare is to Laura. Tom's use of "only" means that he is saying that there is no other play that she likes as much.

Source: Nightingale Wood

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