Ambition, if it were to be savored, let alone achieved, had to be rooted in possibility.
P. D. Jamesread widely, not in order to copy someone else's style, but to learn to appreciate and recognize good writing and to see how the best writers have achieved their result. Poor writing is, unfortunately, infectious and should be avoided.
P. D. JamesBooks of quotations ... afford me one of the most undemanding but satisfying forms of reading pleasure.
P. D. James