Original artwork, not a still
I can’t face the world in the morning. I must have coffee before I can speak.
— Shadow of a Doubt · 1943
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker says mornings are unmanageable without coffee, and can't even talk until they've had some. It's a familiar, slightly theatrical way of saying that the first cup is what switches a person on and makes them fit for conversation.
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