Quotes by
Agatha Christie |
1890-1976 , British writer
She is the best-selling fiction writer of all time. Her books have sold more than two billion copies. She wrote 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, many of them revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed since 1952.
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Quotations
| • | One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late. 2 |
| • | Nobody knows what another person is thinking. They may imagine they do, but they are nearly always wrong. 2 |
| • | One of the greatest happinesses that can happen to us in life is to have a happy childhood. 1 |
| • | The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes. 1 |
| • | One of the saddest things in life, is the things one remembers. 1 |
| • | Fear is incomplete knowledge. 1 |
| • | Conversation is a human invention intended to prevent man from thinking. It's also a surefire way to find out what he's trying to hide. |
| • | The French as a whole perpetually give the impression that they are being stepped on. |
| • | Each time we collect information, things get a little more complicated. |
| • | It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them. |
| • | Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored. |
| • | It is really a hard life. Men will not be nice to you if you are not good-looking, and women will not be nice to you if you are. |
| • | Words, madmoiselle, are only the outer clothing of ideas. |
| • | To rush into explanations is always a sign of weakness. |
| • | Many homicidal lunatics are very quiet, unassuming people. Delightful fellows. |
| • | If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off. |
| • | An appreciative listener is always stimulating. |
| • | Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody. |
| • | I do not argue with obstinate men. I act in spite of them. |
| • | There are questions that you don't ask because you're afraid of the answers to them. |
| • | Evil never goes unpunished, Monsieur. But the punishment is sometimes secret. |
| • | I've a theory that one can always get anything one wants if one will pay the price. And do you know what the price is, nine times out of ten? Compromise. |
| • | Nothing, I believe, is so full of life under the microscope as a drop of water from a stagnant pool. |
Funny Quotes
| • | An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her. 1 |
