I was afraid, but this fear made me discover something I’ve never forgotten since: fear, you see, is an emotion people like to feel when they know they’re safe. When a person is sitting quietly at home reading a tale of terror, one still feels secure. Naturally you shiver, but since you’re in a familiar surroundings and you know it’s only your imagination that responds to the reading, you then feel a great relief and happiness—like someone who has a cold drink after being very thirsty. And then you appreciate the gentle lamp and the comfortable armchair you’re sitting in.
Alfred Hitchcock
nevver: Tea time “Here’s your tea, darling.” “Alfred. There’s no milk in here, Alfred.” “There is milk. That’s why the tea is a milky brown and not a milkless brown.” “Is this tea or coffee, Alfred?” “It’s tea, as I said.” “It looks like coffee, Alfred.” “Coffee often looks like tea when milk is involved.” “…Please don’t tell Cary Grant I was sitting in his chair, Alfred.” “…I won’t, Grace.”
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nevver:

Tea time

“Here’s your tea, darling.”

“Alfred. There’s no milk in here, Alfred.”

“There is milk. That’s why the tea is a milky brown and not a milkless brown.”

“Is this tea or coffee, Alfred?”

“It’s tea, as I said.”

“It looks like coffee, Alfred.”

“Coffee often looks like tea when milk is involved.”

“…Please don’t tell Cary Grant I was sitting in his chair, Alfred.”

“…I won’t, Grace.”

Source: vintagesonia