What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order. -P. D. James

 

What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order.


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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.

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What a child doesn't receive he can seldom later give.

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Human kindness is like a defective tap, the first gush may be impressive but the stream soon dries up. -P. D. James
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Jealousy, he thought, was as physical as fear; the same dryness of the mouth, the thudding heart, the restlessness which destroyed appetite and peace.

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It was not... that she was unaware of the frayed and ragged edges of life. She would merely iron them out with a firm hand and neatly hem them down.

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What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order. -P. D. James
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I find it extraordinary that a straightforward if inelegant device for ensuring the survival of the species should involve human beings in such emotional turmoil. Does sex have to be taken so seriously?

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