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Noel Coward Quotes about Literature

Just say the lines and don't trip over the furniture.

Just say the lines and don't trip over the furniture.

Quoted in Dick Richards, The Wit of Noel Coward (1968). According to Richards, Coward said this during the run of his play Nude with Violin (1956 - 1957). See Fontanne 1

My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that my mind has not wandered enough.

Noel Coward, Barry Day (2009). “The Essential Noël Coward Compendium: The Very Best of His Work, Life and Times”, p.28, A&C Black

Someday I suspect, when Jesus has definitely got me for a sunbeam, my works may be adequately assessed.

Noel Coward, Barry Day (2009). “The Essential Noël Coward Compendium: The Very Best of His Work, Life and Times”, p.363, A&C Black