3rd August: PD James

On this date in 1920 P.D. (Phyllis Dorothy) James was born. Here are 10 PD James quotations.

1. God gives every bird his worm, but He does not throw it into the nest.
2. We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.
3. What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order.
4. What a child doesn't receive he can seldom later give.
5. There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.
6. It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life.
7. Not so much two ships passing in the night as two ships sailing together for a time but always bound for different ports.
8. We can experience nothing but the present moment, live in no other second of time, and to understand this is as close as we can get to eternal life.
9. Open your mind to new experiences, particularly to the study of other people. Nothing that happens to a writer – however happy, however tragic – is ever wasted.
10. Write what you need to write, not what is currently popular or what you think will sell.