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The people who hanged Christ never, to do them justice, accused him of being a bore - on the contrary, they thought him too dynamic to be safe. It has been left for later generations to muffle up that shattering personality and surround him with an atmosphere of tedium.

~Dorothy L. Sayers

Topics: Accused Atmosphere Been Being Bore Christ Contrary Dynamic Generations Hanged Him Justice Later Left Never On The Contrary People Personality Safe Surround Them Thought Too Up Who

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Death seems to provide the minds of the Anglo-Saxon race with a greater fund of amusement than any other single subject.

~Dorothy L. Sayers

Topics: Amusement Anglo-Saxon Any Death Fund Greater Minds Other Provide Race Seems Single Subject Than

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Lawyers enjoy a little mystery, you know. Why, if everybody came forward and told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth straight out, we should all retire to the workhouse.

~Dorothy L. Sayers

Topics: Came Enjoy Everybody Forward Know Lawyers Little Mystery Nothing Out Retire Should Straight Truth Whole Why You

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

~Dorothy L. Sayers

Topics: Become Being He He Or She Human Human Being Must Nuisance Occupation She World

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Trouble shared is trouble halved.

~Dorothy L. Sayers

Topics: Shared Trouble

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She always says, my lord, that facts are like cows. If you look them in the face hard enough they generally run away.

~Dorothy L. Sayers

Topics: Always Away Cows Enough Face Facts Generally Hard Like Look Lord Run Says She Them You

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Every time a man expects, as he says, his money to work for him, he is expecting other people to work for him.

~Dorothy L. Sayers

Topics: Every Every Time Expecting Expects He Him His Man Money Other People Says Time Work

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If it were not for the war, this war would suit me down to the ground.

~Dorothy L. Sayers

Topics: Down Ground Me Suit War Were Would

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

~Dorothy L. Sayers

Topics: Dangerous Job Make Other Person Some Those Who

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A continual atmosphere of hectic passion is very trying if you haven't got any of your own.

~Dorothy L. Sayers

Topics: Any Atmosphere Got Hectic Own Passion Trying Very You Your

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Author

Born: June 13th, 1893

Died: December 17th, 1957

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