claim: claims that playwright William Shakespeare once stated, "Expectation is the root of all heartache."
evidence: Fake quotes have been in the news lately, from the Republican National Committee’s Abraham Lincoln flub to the bogus Winston Churchill quote about supporting funding for the arts during World War II. Such misattribution is familiar to Shakespeare enthusiasts. Every day, fake Shakespeare quotes are being shared on social media. Here are a few examples: [...] The only time that Shakespeare uses the word "heartache" is in Hamlet’s famous "to be or not to be" speech: [...] Expectation is the root of all heartache. -William Shakespeare — Famous Quotes (@experiencedquot) February 19, 2017 2. "When I saw you, I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew."