Original Sin Quotes

“Daniel supposed he had a secret life. Most people did; it was hardly possible to live without one.”
― P.D. James, Original Sin

“It's easy to get a reputation for wisdom. It's only necessary to live long, speak little and do less.”
― P.D. James, Original Sin

“That should surely have taught him that what people believed about themselves seldom bore resemblance to how they behaved in reality.”
― P.D. James, Original Sin

“Surely religious belief isn’t necessary to a good life.” “Perhaps not. Belief in religion may not influence behaviour. The practice of religion surely should.”
― P.D. James, Original Sin

“Fear no more the heat o’ the sun, Nor the furious winter’s rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone and ta’en thy wages.”
― P.D. James, Original Sin

“In a word all the things of the body are as a river, and the things of the soul as a dream and a vapour; and life is a warfare and a pilgrim’s sojourn, and fame after death is only forgetfulness.”
― P.D. James, Original Sin

“ridiculous,”
― P.D. James, Original Sin