Dorothy L. Sayers

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 English language has a deceptive air of simplicity; so have some little frocks; but they are both not the kind of thing you can run up in half an hour with a machine.

Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.