Famous quotes by Dorothy L. Sayers:
"Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force."
"As I grow older and older, And totter toward the tomb, I find that I care less and less, Who goes to bed with whom."
"The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it."
"The first thing a principle does is kill somebody"
"In the world it is called Tolerance, but in hell it is called Despair, the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know nothing, interferes with nothing, enjoys nothing, hates nothing, finds purpose in nothing, lives for nothing, and remains alive because there is nothing for which it will die."
"I love you- I am at rest with you- I have come home."
"The only sin passion can commit is to be joyless."
"None of us feels the true love of God till we realize how wicked we are. But you can't teach people that -- they have to learn by experience."
"She always says, my lord, that facts are like cows. If you look them in the face hard enough they generally run away."
"Lawyers enjoy a little mystery, you know. Why, if everybody came forward and told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth straight out, we should all retire to the workhouse."
"If it were not for the war, this war would suit me down to the ground."
