Quotes by Dorothy L. Sayers

Dorothy L. Sayers

Dorothy L. Sayers

British writer

Lived from: 1893 - 1957

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 13 june 1893 Died: 17 december 1957

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  • 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.
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  • Except ye become as little children, except you can wake on your fiftieth birthday with the same forward-looking excitement and interest in life that you enjoyed when you were five, ''ye cannot enter the kingdom of God.'' One must not only die daily, but every day we must be born again.
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  • If it were not for the war, this war would suit me down to the ground.
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  • She always says, my lord, that facts are like cows. If you look them in the face hard enough they generally run away.
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  • The only sin passion can commit is to be joyless.
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  • Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
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  • Trouble shared is trouble halved.
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What are the most famous quotes from Dorothy L. Sayers?

The two most famous quotes from Dorothy L. Sayers are:

  • "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."
  • "Except ye become as little children, except you can wake on your fiftieth birthday with the same forward-looking excitement and interest in life that you enjoyed when you were five, ''ye cannot enter the kingdom of God.'' One must not only die daily, but every day we must be born again."

When did Dorothy L. Sayers live?

Dorothy L. Sayers was born in 1893 and died in the year 1957.