Write what you need to write, not what is currently popular or what you think will sell.
P. D. JamesMetaphysical speculation is about as pointless as a discussion on the meaning of one's lungs. They're for breathing.
P. D. JamesThe great tragedy of Alzheimer's disease, and the reason why we dread it, is that it leaves us with no defence, not even against those who love us.
P. D. JamesThe weekend break had begun with the usual resentment and had continued with half-repressed ill humour. It was, of course, his fault. He had been more ready to hurt his wife's feelings and deprive his daughter than inconvenience a pub bar full of strangers. He wished there could be one memory of his dead child which wasn't tainted with guilt and regret.
P. D. James