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Quote by Dorothy L. Sayers

“How true it is that men live for Things and women for People!”

Book:The Documents in the Case

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The Documents in the Case

This novel delves into the intrigue of deciphering a series of documents that hold the key to a complex mystery. more

Author

Dorothy L. Sayers

Dorothy L. Sayers was an English writer renowned for her detective novels. Her works are celebrated for their unique literary style and profound insights into criminal psychology. Sayers' detective novels typically feature the character of Valery West, a female detective, whose stories offer not only suspenseful plots but also delve into moral and philosophical issues. more

“It is as dangerous for people unaccustomed to handling words and unacquainted with their technique to tinker about with these heavily-charged nuclei of emotional power as it would be for me to burst into a laboratory and play about with a powerful electromagnet or other machine highly charged with electrical force.”

People Play Would Be Force Powerful Dangerous Emotional Machines Technique Laboratory Electrical Nucleus Emotional Power

Author:Dorothy L. Sayers

“We ought to recognise the profound gulf between the work to which we are 'called' and the work we are forced into as a means of livelihood.”

Mean Work Ought Profound Recognise Livelihood

Book:The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers Vol II: 1937-1943: From Novelist to Playwright

Source: The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers Vol II: 1937-1943: From Novelist to Playwright

“It is ridiculous to take on a man's job just in order to be able to say that 'a woman has done it - yah!' The only decent reason for tackling a job is that it is your job and you want to do it.”

Men Want Reason Done Able Jobs Order Ridiculous Decent Tackling

Author:Dorothy L. Sayers

“Nothing is more cruel to the young than to tell them that the world is made for youth.”

World Made Young Youth