Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
P. D. James
Born: August 3, 1920
Died: November 27, 2014 (aged 94)
Bio: Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park, known as P. D. James, was an English crime writer. She rose to fame for her series of detective novels starring police commander and poet Adam Dalgliesh.
Known for:
- Death Comes to Pemberley (2011)
- Cover Her Face (1962)
- The Children of Men (1992)
- The Private Patient (2008)
- The Murder Room (2003)
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