In youth we take egregious risks because death has no reality for us. Youth goes caparisoned in immortality. It is only in middle age that we are shadowed by the awareness of the transitoriness of life.
I believe that political correctness can be a form of linguistic fascism, and it sends shivers down the spine of my generation who went to war agains… - P. D. James
I believe that political correctness can be a form of linguistic fascism, and it sends shivers down the spine of my generation who went to war agains…
- P. D. James
No literary form is more revealing, more spontaneous or more individual than a letter. - P. D. James
No literary form is more revealing, more spontaneous or more individual than a letter.
It's possible to fight intolerance, stupidity and fanaticism when they come separately. When you get all three together it's probably wiser to get ou… - P. D. James
It's possible to fight intolerance, stupidity and fanaticism when they come separately. When you get all three together it's probably wiser to get ou…
When I heard, Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, I thought, Did he fall or was he pushed? - P. D. James
When I heard, Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, I thought, Did he fall or was he pushed?
Books of quotations ... afford me one of the most undemanding but satisfying forms of reading pleasure. - P. D. James
Books of quotations ... afford me one of the most undemanding but satisfying forms of reading pleasure.
Write what you need to write, not what is currently popular or what you think will sell. - P. D. James
Write what you need to write, not what is currently popular or what you think will sell.
What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order. - P. D. James
What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order.
Increase your word power. Words are the raw material of our craft. The greater your vocabulary the more effective your writing. We who write in Engl… - P. D. James
Increase your word power. Words are the raw material of our craft. The greater your vocabulary the more effective your writing. We who write in Engl…
A picnic may well be a metaphor for life. The essentials for happiness are the right company, moderate if sanguine expectations and a reasonable stan… - P. D. James
A picnic may well be a metaphor for life. The essentials for happiness are the right company, moderate if sanguine expectations and a reasonable stan…
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