Dorothy L. Sayers Quotes


Perhaps [the critics are right and] the drama is played out now and Jesus is safely dead and buried. Perhaps. It is ironical and entertaining to consider that at least once in the world's history those words might have been said with complete conviction, and that was on the eve of the Resurrection.


Citations

Sayers, Dorothy L. The Man Born to be King: A Play-Cycle on the Life of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Victor Gollancz, 1943.

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Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy L. Sayers
  • Born: June 13, 1893
  • Died: December 17, 1957
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Novelist, Playwright, Poet

Dorothy Leigh Sayers was an English crime writer and poet. She was also a student of classical and modern languages.