P. D. James

God gives every bird his worm, but He does not throw it into the nest.

Human kindness is like a defective tap, the first gush may be impressive but the stream soon dries up.

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.

I like to look put together without trying too hard. I don't want to look as if God's made another rainbow - I prefer muted, autumnal colours, like most fading redheads.

They said I couldn't play anything but an English boy. I knew I could. So I went to New York.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.