The making of miracles to edification was as ardently admired by pious Victorians as it was sternly discouraged by Jesus of Nazareth. Not that the Victorians were unique in this respect. Modern writers also indulge in edifying miracles though they generally prefer to use them to procure unhappy endings, by which piece of thaumaturgy they win the title of realists.
Dorothy L. SayersWhat? Sunday morning in an English family and no sausages? God bless my soul, what's the world coming to, eh?
Dorothy L. SayersAll the children seem to be coming out quite intelligent, thank goodness. It would have been such a bore to be the mother of morons, and itโs an absolute toss-up, isnโt it? If one could only invent them, like characters in books, it would be much more satisfactory to a well-regulated mind.
Dorothy L. Sayers