Emlyn Williams > Quotes

“Without news to feed it, the biggest story starves.”
― Emlyn Williams, Beyond Belief: The Moors Murderers: The Story of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley

“I have never heard such a conversation outside a police court.”
― Emlyn Williams, The Corn in Green

“OLIVIA: You don't mean she may be … she mayn't be alive? BELSIZE: It's possible. MRS. BRAMSON: You'll be saying she's been murdered next! BELSIZE: That's been known. MRS. BRAMSON: Lot of stuff and nonsense. From a policeman too.
Anybody'd think you'd been brought up on penny dreadfuls.
OLIVIA turns and goes to the window. BELSIZE (to MRS. BRAMSON): Did you see about the fellow being hanged for the Ipswich murder? In last night's papers? MRS. BRAMSON: I've lived long enough not to believe the papers. BELSIZE: They occasionally print facts. And murder's occasionally a fact.”
― Emlyn Williams, Night Must Fall : a Play in Three Acts

“take a bit of an interest in some other body but me? OLIVIA (taken aback): I'm not interested in you. Only you don't talk. That's bound to make people wonder. DAN: I can talk a lot sometimes. A drop o' drink makes a power o' difference to me. (Chuckling) You'd be surprised…. Ah…. He returns to his work. OLIVIA: I wonder if I would…. DAN: I know you would…. OLIVIA: I think I can diagnose you all right. DAN: Carry on. OLIVIA: You haven't any feelings … at all…. He looks slowly up at her. She has struck home.”
― Emlyn Williams, Night Must Fall : a Play in Three Acts

“MRS. BRAMSON: She oughtn't to talk to me like that. I know she steals my sugar. MRS. TERENCE: That's a living lie. (Going round to her) Here are your roses. MRS. BRAMSON: You've cut them too young. I knew you would. MRS. TERENCE (taking up her tray and starting for the kitchen): Then you come out and pick the ones you want, and you'll only 'ave yourself to blame. MRS. BRAMSON: That's a nice way to talk to an invalid. MRS. TERENCE: If you're an invalid, I'm the Prince of Wales.”
― Emlyn Williams, Night Must Fall : a Play in Three Acts

“NURSE (rising and taking her bag from the sofa): Well, I've that confined lady still waiting in Shepperley. (Going into the hall) Toodle-oo! MRS. BRAMSON: Mind you call again Wednesday. In case my neuritis sets in again. NURSE (turning in the hall): I will that. And if paralysis pops up, let me know. Toodle-oo! She marches cheerily out of the front door. MRS. BRAMSON cannot make up her mind if the last remark is sarcastic or not.”
― Emlyn Williams, Night Must Fall : a Play in Three Acts

“OLIVIA: You don't mean she may be … she mayn't be alive? BELSIZE: It's possible. MRS. BRAMSON: You'll be saying she's been murdered next! BELSIZE: That's been known. MRS. BRAMSON: Lot of stuff and nonsense. From a policeman too.
Anybody'd think you'd been brought up on penny dreadfuls.
OLIVIA turns and goes to the window. BELSIZE (to MRS. BRAMSON): Did you see about the fellow being hanged for the Ipswich murder? In last night's papers? MRS. BRAMSON: I've lived long enough not to believe the papers.”
― Emlyn Williams, Night Must Fall : a Play in Three Acts