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P D James Quotes

Not so much two ships passing in the night as two ships sailing together for a time but always bound for different ports Picture Quote #1

Absolute nakedness was intrusive, confusing to the senses. Paradoxically, it both revealed and diminished identity Picture Quote #1

People were excited by violence. What, after all, was the sexual act but a voluntarily endured assault, a momentary death? Picture Quote #1

I learned early and at that kitchen table that there are ways of avoiding, without guilt, the commitments of love Picture Quote #1

History, which interprets the past to understand the present and confront the future is the least rewarding discipline for a dying species Picture Quote #1

I don’t want anyone to look to me, not for protection, not for happiness, not for love, not for anything Picture Quote #1

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If this were fiction, could even the most brilliant novelist contrive to make credible so short a period in which pride had been subdued and prejudice overcome Picture Quote #1

The secret of contentment is never to allow yourself to want anything which reason tells you you haven’t a chance of getting Picture Quote #1

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 out, if only to preserve your sanity Picture Quote #1

I still occasionally need to struggle but I now fear it less. The weapons I fight it with are also my consolations: books, music, food, wine, nature Picture Quote #1

Generosity is a virtue for individuals, not governments. When governments are generous it is with other people’s money, other people’s safety, other people’s future Picture Quote #1

A regime which combines perpetual surveillance with total indulgence is hardly conducive to healthy development Picture Quote #1

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Crime fiction confirms our belief, despite some evidence to the contrary, that we live in a rational, comprehensible, and moral universe Picture Quote #1

It’s easy to get a reputation for wisdom. It’s only necessary to live long, speak little and do less Picture Quote #1

We live in a society which salves its conscience more by helping the interestingly unfortunate than the dull deserving Picture Quote #1

Childhood is the one prison from which there’s no escape, the one sentence from which there’s no appeal. We all serve our time Picture Quote #1

I knew the facts of death before I knew the facts of life. There never was a time when I didn’t see the skull beneath the skin Picture Quote #1

Death... obliterates family resemblance as it does personality: there is no affinity between the living and the dead Picture Quote #1

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If all power corrupts, then a doctor, who literally holds life and death in his hands, must be at particular risk Picture Quote #1

Gossip... was like any other commodity in the marketplace. You received it only if you had something of value to give Picture Quote #1

The most successful marriages were always based on both partners feeling that they had done rather well for themselves Picture Quote #1

A politician is required to listen to humbug, talk humbug, condone humbug. The most we can hope for is that we don’t actually believe it Picture Quote #1

Books of quotations... afford me one of the most undemanding but satisfying forms of reading pleasure Picture Quote #1

Work did bestow dignity, status, meaning. Wasn’t that why people dreaded unemployment, why some men found retirement so traumatic? Picture Quote #1

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Of all the things that human beings did together, the sexual act was the one with the most various of reasons Picture Quote #1

Suicide is the most private and mysterious of acts, inexplicable because the chief actor is never there to explain it Picture Quote #1

You’d like the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. That must be the most futile oath anyone ever swears Picture Quote #1

Can we ever break free of the devices and desires of our own hearts? Might not our conscience be telling us what we most want to hear? Picture Quote #1

The tragedy of loss is not that we grieve, but that we cease to grieve, and then perhaps the dead are dead at last Picture Quote #1

In 1930s mysteries, all sorts of motives were credible which aren’t credible today, especially motives of preventing guilty sexual secrets from coming out. Nowadays, people sell their guilty sexual secrets Picture Quote #1

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Not so much two ships passing in the night as two ships sailing together for a time but always bound for different ports (P D James Quotes) Absolute nakedness was intrusive, confusing to the senses. Paradoxically, it both revealed and diminished identity (P D James Quotes) People were excited by violence. What, after all, was the sexual act but a voluntarily endured assault, a momentary death? (P D James Quotes) I learned early and at that kitchen table that there are ways of avoiding, without guilt, the commitments of love (P D James Quotes) History, which interprets the past to understand the present and confront the future is the least rewarding discipline for a dying species (P D James Quotes) I don’t want anyone to look to me, not for protection, not for happiness, not for love, not for anything (P D James Quotes) If this were fiction, could even the most brilliant novelist contrive to make credible so short a period in which pride had been subdued and prejudice overcome (P D James Quotes) The secret of contentment is never to allow yourself to want anything which reason tells you you haven’t a chance of getting (P D James Quotes) 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 out, if only to preserve your sanity (P D James Quotes) I still occasionally need to struggle but I now fear it less. The weapons I fight it with are also my consolations: books, music, food, wine, nature (P D James Quotes) Generosity is a virtue for individuals, not governments. When governments are generous it is with other people’s money, other people’s safety, other people’s future (P D James Quotes) A regime which combines perpetual surveillance with total indulgence is hardly conducive to healthy development (P D James Quotes) Crime fiction confirms our belief, despite some evidence to the contrary, that we live in a rational, comprehensible, and moral universe (P D James Quotes) It’s easy to get a reputation for wisdom. It’s only necessary to live long, speak little and do less (P D James Quotes) We live in a society which salves its conscience more by helping the interestingly unfortunate than the dull deserving (P D James Quotes) Childhood is the one prison from which there’s no escape, the one sentence from which there’s no appeal. We all serve our time (P D James Quotes) I knew the facts of death before I knew the facts of life. There never was a time when I didn’t see the skull beneath the skin (P D James Quotes) Death... obliterates family resemblance as it does personality: there is no affinity between the living and the dead (P D James Quotes) If all power corrupts, then a doctor, who literally holds life and death in his hands, must be at particular risk (P D James Quotes) Gossip... was like any other commodity in the marketplace. You received it only if you had something of value to give (P D James Quotes) The most successful marriages were always based on both partners feeling that they had done rather well for themselves (P D James Quotes) A politician is required to listen to humbug, talk humbug, condone humbug. The most we can hope for is that we don’t actually believe it (P D James Quotes) Books of quotations... afford me one of the most undemanding but satisfying forms of reading pleasure (P D James Quotes) Work did bestow dignity, status, meaning. Wasn’t that why people dreaded unemployment, why some men found retirement so traumatic? (P D James Quotes) Of all the things that human beings did together, the sexual act was the one with the most various of reasons (P D James Quotes) Suicide is the most private and mysterious of acts, inexplicable because the chief actor is never there to explain it (P D James Quotes) You’d like the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. That must be the most futile oath anyone ever swears (P D James Quotes) Can we ever break free of the devices and desires of our own hearts? Might not our conscience be telling us what we most want to hear? (P D James Quotes) The tragedy of loss is not that we grieve, but that we cease to grieve, and then perhaps the dead are dead at last (P D James Quotes) In 1930s mysteries, all sorts of motives were credible which aren’t credible today, especially motives of preventing guilty sexual secrets from coming out. Nowadays, people sell their guilty sexual secrets (P D James Quotes)

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