Quote#Wisdom
Does it really matter what these affectionate people do — so long as…
Quote byMrs. Patrick Campbell · 1865–1940
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Reply to a young actress who asserted that an older actor in a production showed too much affection for the leading man (c. 1910); as reported by Alan Dent in Mrs. Patrick Campbell, p. 78 (1961)..
English (original)
Does it really matter what these affectionate people do — so long as they don’t do it in the streets and frighten the horses!
— Mrs. Patrick Campbell
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