Quote from : The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 1, 1899-1936: The Making of a Detective Novelist Book

[On marriage and permanent attachment:] Well, well -- the prizes all go to the women who 'play their cards well' -- but if they can only be won in that way, I would rather lose the game ... [C]lever [women] bide their time -- make themselves indispensable first, and then [=play hard to get]. Clever -- but I can't do it.