Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBEwas an English crime novelist, short story writer and playwright. She also wrote six romances under the name Mary Westmacott including Giant's Bread, but she is best known for the 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections that she wrote under her own name, most of which revolve around the investigative work of such characters as Hercule Poirot, Jane Marple, Parker Pyne, Ariadne Oliver, Harley Quin/Mr Satterthwaite and Tommy and Tuppence Beresford...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth15 September 1890
CityTorquay, England
The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seekers after it.
Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your attitude of mind, and your soul is revealed by your actions.
When engaged in eating, the brain should be the servant of the stomach.
Words, madmoiselle, are only the outer clothing of ideas.
Never do anything yourself that others can do for you.
I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness - to save oneself trouble.
I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.
These little grey cells. It is up to them.
If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody.
To care passionately for another human creature brings always more sorrow than joy; but at the same time, Elinor, one would not be without experience. Anyone who has never really loved has never really lived..
Be sure thy sin will find thee out.
Talk and tea is his specialty," said Giles. "He has about five cups of tea a day. But he works splendidly when we are looking.
The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.
I'm not often bored,' I assured her. "Life's not long enough for that.