Quotes by P. D. James

P. D. James

English crime writer

Lived from: 1920 - 2014

Category: Writers (Contemporary)

Born: 3 august 1920 Died: 27 november 2014

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  • A man who lives with nature is used to violence and is companionable with death. There is more violence in an English hedgerow than in the meanest streets of a great city.
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  • No one has it who isn't capable of genuinely liking others, at least at the actual moment of meeting and speaking. Charm is always genuine; it may be superficial but it isn't false.
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  • God gives every bird his worm, but He does not throw it into the nest.
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  • Great literature cannot grow from a neglected or impoverished soil. Only if we actually tend or care will it transpire that every hundred years or so we might get a Middlemarch.
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  • I find it extraordinary that a straightforward if inelegant device for ensuring the survival of the species should involve human beings in such emotional turmoil. Does sex have to be taken so seriously?
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  • There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.
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What are the most famous quotes from P. D. James?

The two most famous quotes from P. D. James are:

  • "A man who lives with nature is used to violence and is companionable with death. There is more violence in an English hedgerow than in the meanest streets of a great city."
  • "No one has it who isn't capable of genuinely liking others, at least at the actual moment of meeting and speaking. Charm is always genuine; it may be superficial but it isn't false."

When did P. D. James live?

P. D. James was born in 1920 and died in the year 2014.