Words

“I’ve grown up seeing the similarities between the two cultures and I wanted other people to see it, too.”
And neither are "rly," "nuff said" and "mkay." Mkay?
Shakespeare isn't the be-all and end-all of course (that's another of his by the way). English has had its fair share of literary giants over the years who, from Chaucer and Milton to Dickens and even Dr. Seuss, have each contributed words to our language.
There is immense power in words. Whether we hear them as spoken or written messages, words create new states of mind.