I knew the facts of death before I knew the facts of life. There never was a time when I didn't see the skull beneath the skin. P. D. James More Quotes by P. D. James More Quotes From P. D. James Youth goes caparisoned in immortality. P. D. James immortality youth No literary form is more revealing, more spontaneous or more individual than a letter. P. D. James spontaneous individual letters God gives every bird his worm, but He does not throw it into the nest. P. D. James nest throw he god bird