It's possible to fight intolerance, stupidity and fanaticism when they come separately. When you get all three together it's probably wiser to get out, if only to preserve your sanity.
P. D. JamesI knew the facts of death before I knew the facts of life. There never was a time when I didn't see the skull beneath the skin.
P. D. Jamesyou'd like the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. That must be the most futile oath anyone ever swears.
P. D. JamesIncrease your word power. Words are the raw material of our craft. The greater your vocabulary the more ยญeffective your writing. We who write in English are fortunate to have the richest and most versatile language in the world. Respect it.
P. D. JamesOf the four billion life forms which have existed on this planet, three billion, nine hundred and sixty million are now extinct. We don't know why. Some by wanton extinction, some through natural catastrophe, some destroyed by meteorites and asteroids. In the light of these mass extinctions it really does seem unreasonable to suppose that Homo sapiens should be exempt. Our species will have been one of the shortest-lived of all, a mere blink, you may say, in the eye of time.
P. D. James