We can experience nothing but the present moment, live in n… - P. D. James

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We can experience nothing but the present moment, live in no other second of time, and to understand this is as close as we can get to eternal life.

P. D. James

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Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park OBE FRSA FRSL (3 August 1920 – 27 November 2014), commonly known as P. D. James, was an English crime writer and Conservative life peer in the House of Lords.

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Birth Name: Phyllis Dorothy James

Alternative Names: Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park • Phyllis James • Baroness Phyllis Dorothy James

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We can experience nothing but the present moment, live in no other second of time, and to understand this is as close as we can get to eternal life. - P. D. James

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