“Mr. Ingleby: You don't need an argument for buying butter. It's a natural, human instinct.”

— Dorothy L. Sayers , book Murder Must Advertise

Murder Must Advertise (1933)

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English crime writer, playwright, essayist and Christian wr… 1893–1957

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