Top 23 Quotes by Dorothy L. Sayers

There certainly does seem a possibility that the detective story will come to an end, simply because the public will have learnt all the tricks.

I always have a quotation for everything - it saves original thinking.

Those who prefer their English sloppy have only themselves to thank if the advertisement writer uses his mastery of the vocabulary and syntax to mislead their weak minds.

There's nothing you can't prove if your outlook is only sufficiently limited.

The only sin passion can commit is to be joyless.

Very dangerous things, theories.

Those who make some other person their job... are dangerous.

A human being must have occupation, of he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world.

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.

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.