Dorothy Leigh Sayers (/sɛərz/ SAIRZ;[n 2] 13 June 1893 – 17 December 1957) was an English crime novelist, playwright, translator and critic. (wikipedia)
Books . . . are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.
a nice old duck really, when you know her!