P. D. James Quotes About Guilt
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I learned early and at that kitchen table that there are ways of avoiding, without guilt, the commitments of love.
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The 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.
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I love the idea of bringing order out of disorder which is what the mystery is about. I like the way in which it affirms the sanity of human life and exorcises irrational guilts.
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P. D. James
- Born: August 3, 1920
- Died: November 27, 2014
- Occupation: Member of the House of Lords