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I'm so sorry that I kept you waiting. But the moments fly by on silvery wings when one is lost in Tolstoy.

8 seconds sound clip from the The Moon's Our Home (1941) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:04:50 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- But I want to be aloof. I want to be mysterious.

- Don't try that. You're not Swedish.

- Now go get dressed and stop acting like an actress!

- But I am an actress. First an actress, then a woman. My art comes before anything else.

- Save that for the interview, Sarah Brown. This is me you're talking to, not your press agent.

- This is Miss Chester, Miss Manning.

- How do you do, Miss Chester?

- How do you do, Miss Manning?

- I'm so sorry that I kept you waiting. But the moments fly by on silvery wings when one is lost in Tolstoy.

- Oh? You're interested in literature?

- Interested? Oh, there's nothing I like better than to hide away by myself with a book... a good book. Oh! Well, you may write that down.

- Thank you. But, frankly, Miss Chester, I'd like to do an article closer to the hearts of our readers. Like, er, love... and marriage.

- Yes! That would be quite original. Love... and marriage. Let me see...

- Marriage should be like a ski jump. Sudden, swift, reckless. Starting on the heights, leaping into the void, never knowing the end, never caring! Breathless, defiant, exhilarating!

- I see what you mean.

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The Moon's Our Home (1941) Sound Clip

The Moon's Our Home (1941)Quotes from The Moon's Our Home, Lux Radio Theatre play broadcast in 1941, adapted after Faith Baldwin's novel, featuring sound clips.

Actors: James Stewart (Anthony Amberton / John Smith), Carole Lombard (Cherry Chester / Sarah Brown), Clara Blandick (Lucy), Verna Felton (Boyce)

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