English mystery novelist.
"Phyllis Dorothy James is best known for creating the intelligent, perceptive poet and inspector, Adam Dalgliesh, "Cover Her Face," 1962."
Life had taught hm that the unforgivable was usually the most easily forgiven.
His sleep was a sensuous gluttony of oblivion.
What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order.
"There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment."
We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.
