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P D James: It was not...

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It was not . . . that she was unaware of the frayed and ragged edges of life. She would merely iron them out with a firm hand and neatly hem them down.

Source: Death of an Expert Witness, 1977.
-- P D James, (Aug 3 1920-2014), English mystery novelist; Phyllis Dorothy James is best known for creating the intelligent, perceptive poet and inspector, Adam Dalgliesh, Cover Her Face, 1962.


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