Quote of the Day (Noel Coward, on an English Institution)

Charles: "Anything interesting in The Times?"

Ruth: "Don't be silly, Charles."—English playwright Noel Coward (1899-1973), Blithe Spirit (1941)

In the U.S., conservatives would say the same thing about The New York Times--but for far different reasons than the couple in this play talking about the London institution...

Quote of the Day (Noel Coward, on What Shocks People—and What Doesn’t)

“It's a sad reflection on society how many people are shocked by honesty... and how few by dishonesty.” —British playwright Noel Coward (1899-1973), Blithe Spirit (1941)

Quote of the Day (Noel Coward, on Honesty and Deceit)

“It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.”-- Noel Coward, Blithe Spirit (1941)