“As Lord David Cecil has said: “The jargon of the philosophy of progress taught us to think that the savage and primitive state of man is behind us, we still talk of the present ‘return to barbarism.’ But barbarism is… — Dorothy Sayers Copy Share Image
“As we cannot afford to squander our natural resources of minerals, food, and beauty, so we cannot afford to discard any human resources of… — Dorothy Sayers Copy Share Image
“The first thing a principle does is to kill somebody. --Gaudy Night” — Dorothy Sayers Copy Share Image
“As Lord David Cecil has said: “The jargon of the philosophy of progress taught us to think that the savage and primitive state of… — Dorothy Sayers Copy Share Image
“In every age, art holds up to us the standard pattern of exemplary conduct, and real life does its best to conform.” — Dorothy Sayers Copy Share Image
“What do you want me to do, Peter?" "Chuck the ball back to me if it runs out of the circle. Not obviously. Just… — Dorothy Sayers Copy Share Image
“Forgiveness does not wipe away the consequences of the sin. The consequences are borne by somebody.” — Dorothy Sayers Copy Share Image
“Isn't the writing of good prose an emotional excitement?" "Yes, of course it is. At least, when you get the thing dead right and… — Dorothy Sayers Copy Share Image
“If the one thing was right, everything elses must surely be right; the thing was axiomatic. It was true that happiness had often to… — Dorothy Sayers Copy Share Image
