: You seem to regard marriage as a game, sir. : Not m… - Anthony Shaffer

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: You seem to regard marriage as a game, sir. : Not marriage, Inspector. Sex. Sex is the game with marriage the penalty.

Anthony Shaffer

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Anthony Joshua Shaffer (15 May 1926 – 6 November 2001) was an English playwright, screenwriter, novelist, barrister, and advertising executive. He is best remembered for his Tony Award winning play Sleuth, and its acclaimed 1972 film adaptation. His screenplays included Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy and folk horror The Wicker Man.

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: You seem to regard marriage as a game, sir. </br> : Not marriage, Inspector. Sex. Sex is the game with marriage the penalty. - Anthony Shaffer

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