Dorothy Salisbury Davis was a renowned American fiction writer, born on April 25, 1916, and passed away on August 3, 2014. Her works are known for their delicate psychological portrayals and profound thematic explorations, contributing significantly to the American literary scene.
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“The law is above the law, you know.”
Source: The Little Brothers
Source: Where the Dark Streets Go
“Flattery makes fools of the best of us.”
Source: A Death in The Life
Source: The Habit of Fear
“We reveal more of ourselves in the lies we tell than we do when we try to tell the truth.”
Source: A Death in The Life
“I don't approve the informality in the world today, Mr. James. It's made strangers of us all.”
Source: Death of an Old Sinner
“No one who likes a song lacks congeniality.”
Source: A Gentleman Called
“Don't sell your soul to buy peanuts for the monkeys.”
Source: A Gentle Murderer
“There’s no snobbery like that of the poor toward one another.”
Source: Lullaby of Murder
“History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.”
Source: Tales for a stormy night: the collected crime stories