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And then there’s Fair Use.

I quote a couple of lines from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in my story “What Is This Thing Called Love?” to illustrate a point. This falls into the Fair Use category.

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    NARRATOR (ESTER)
But this is far from the powerful sweeping emotion described in their culture.

    GARNER (talk_armsraised_neutral)
Lady, by yonder blessèd moon I vow, that tips with silver all these fruit-tree tops-

    RACHELLE (talk_shrug_concerned)
O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, that monthly changes in her circled orb, lest that thy love prove likewise variable.

    GARNER (talk_armsraised_neutral)
What shall I swear by?

    RACHELLE (talk_neutral)
Do not swear at all; Or, if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self, which is the god of my idolatry, and I'll believe thee.