52 this was later used in the play Dear Liar : A Biography in Two Acts (1960) by Jerome Kilty, an adaptation of the correspondence between Shaw and Campbell. Letter to George Bernard Shaw (1 November 1912) published in Bernard Shaw and Mrs.Oh dear me - it's too late to do anything but accept you and love you - but when you were quite a little boy, somebody ought to have said 'hush' just once!.It appears to be a modern satirical invention, derived from Mrs. On the internet, a similar comment regarding politicians has been widely attributed to Victor Hugo, but without any definite sources.'Does it really matter what these affectionate people do, so long as they don't do it on the street and frighten the horses?' 'It doesn't make any difference what you do in the bedroom as long as you don't do it in the street and frighten the horses.'

'I don’t mind where people make love, so long as they don't do it in the street and frighten the horses.'

Variants: 'My dear, I don't care what they do, so long as they don't do it in the street and frighten the horses.'.

Reply to a young actress who asserted that an older actor in a production showed too much affection for the leading man ( c.

Does it really matter what these affectionate people do - so long as they don’t do it in the streets and frighten the horses!.

Quotes Oh dear me - it's too late to do anything but accept you and love you - but when you were quite a little boy, somebody ought to have said 'hush' just once!

George bernard shaw my fair lady