Pd James Quotes

“All the motives for murder are covered by four Ls: Love, Lust, Lucre and Loathing.”
― P.D. James, The Murder Room

“Write what you need to write, not what is currently popular or what you think will sell.”
― P.D. James

“What mattered at fifty-eight was what had mattered at eighteen: breeding and good bone structure.”
― P.D. James, The Murder Room

“Her aunt and uncle worked fifteen hours a day in their desperate attempt to keep the corner shop in profit, and their Sundays were marked by exhaustion. The moral code by which they lived was that of cleanliness, respectability and prudence. Religion was for those who had the time for it, a middle-class indulgence.”
― P.D. James, The Murder Room

“Salute the darkness and remember the light.”
― P.D. James