Collection: English Quotes

This is the largest collection in the shop: two thousand lines written or spoken in English, from Shakespeare and the King James Bible to Maya Angelou, Churchill, Oscar Wilde, Helen Keller and Steve Jobs, with a few hundred proverbs and traditional sayings alongside. If a line has ever been pinned above an English-speaking desk, it is probably here.

Each quote is offered in up to twenty typographic designs, from a single bold serif line to quiet small-caps arrangements, so the same words can be set for a kitchen, a nursery, a boardroom or a hallway. The type fills a column narrower than the sheet, which is what makes the prints read as art rather than as posters. Where a line is commonly misattributed, the product page says so.

Three to start with

• To be, or not to be, that is the question, William Shakespeare
• Not all those who wander are lost, J.R.R. Tolkien
• Stay hungry. Stay foolish., Steve Jobs

Questions people ask

How do I find a particular quote? Use the search box with a few words from the line, or browse by theme (love, courage, humour and so on) or by author from the menu.

What do I receive? A print-ready PDF with embedded vector type, downloaded straight after payment. Print it at home, at a copy shop or through an online printer.

Which sizes are available? Eight, from 5 x 7 inches to 24 x 36 inches, plus A4, all at the same price.