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Member of the House of Lords

P. D. James, born on August 3, 1920 and died on November 27, 2014, was a distinguished member of the House of Lords. She was a highly acclaimed author of detective fiction, recognized for her intricate plots and complex characters.

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Famous P. D. James Quotes

“For me, the dead remain dead. If I couldn't believe that, I don't think I could go on living.”

Ifs Thinking Believe Goes On

Book:Devices and Desires

Source: Devices and Desires

“All these problems [deciding cases] are easier for people who believe in God. Those of us who don't or can't have to do the best we can. That's what the law is, the best we can do. Human justice is imperfect, but it's the only justice we have.”

People Believe Humans Problem Law Can Do Justice Cases Easier Believe In God Imperfect Do The Best

Author:P. D. James

“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.”

Believe Politician Humbug

Book:A Taste for Death

Source: A Taste for Death

“I believe that political correctness can be a form of linguistic fascism . . . The only way to react is to get up in the morning and start the day by saying four or five vastly politically incorrect things before breakfast!”

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Author: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 against fascism.”

Believe War Form Political I Believe Generations Fascism Political Correctness My Generation Spine Correctness Linguistics Shiver Linguists

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“But what do you believe? I don't just mean religion. What are you sure of?" "That once I was not and that now I am. That one day I shall no longer be.”

Believe Mean One Day

Book:The Children of Men

Source: The Children of Men

About the Author

Born: August 3, 1920
Died: November 27, 2014
Known for: Member of the House of Lords
Quotes: 126

Books & Sources

The Children of MenRelated source material

Time to Be in EarnestRelated source material

A Taste for DeathRelated source material

Devices and DesiresRelated source material

Original SinRelated source material

The LighthouseRelated source material

Innocent BloodRelated source material

P. D. James’s Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries: Cover Her Face, A Mind to Murder, Unnatural Causes, Shroud for a Nightingale, The Black Tower, and Death of an Expert WitnessRelated source material

The Skull Beneath the Skin: A Cordelia Gray MysteryRelated source material

Trilogy of Death: Three Complete NovelsRelated source material

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