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The Nine Tailors
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"The Nine Tailors" Quotes

In "The Nine Tailors," detective Lord Peter Wimsey solves a complex murder mystery intertwined with the ancient art of change ringing in a remote English village.

Quotes

What would you say to a man who had committed a murder, and repented, and done a life sentence, and come out of prison, and been offered a new start, and done a murder straight off?

Dorothy L. Sayers

crimemorality

The first thing in life that a man must face is his own convictions.

Dorothy L. Sayers

convictionself-awareness

Men have died for less.

Dorothy L. Sayers

sacrifice

The dry wind of the fens blew in their faces.

Dorothy L. Sayers

nature

The world is a stage and the play is badly cast.

Dorothy L. Sayers

lifedrama

The dead men's work is never done.

Dorothy L. Sayers

deathlegacy

Wine and women will make fools of us all.

Dorothy L. Sayers

temptation

The bells, the bells!

Dorothy L. Sayers

soundobsession

There's nothing like a good shindy to make a man feel he's at home.

Dorothy L. Sayers

belongingcommunity

The truth is always the same, no matter how many times it is told.

Dorothy L. Sayers

truthconsistency