Agatha Christie quotes - page 4

It's so much nicer to be a secret and delightful sin to anybody than to be a feather in his cap. (Agatha Christie)
What's wrong with my proposition?" Poirot rose. "If you will forgive me for being personal-I do not like your face, M. Ratchett. View quote
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What I feel is that if one has got to have a murder actually happening in one's house, one might as well enjoy it, if you know what I mean. View quote
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Sitting here with one's knitting, one just sees the facts. -"The Blood-Stained Pavement. View quote
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The trouble with you and me, is that we don't live in the real world. We dream of fantastic things that may never happen. View quote
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I don't go in for being sorry for people. For one thing it's insulting. One is only sorry for people when they're sorry for themselves. Self-pity is one of the biggest stumbling blocks in the world today. View quote
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‘If one approaches a problem with order and method there should be no difficulty in solving it - none whatever,' said Pirot severely. View quote
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We shall not hunt together again, my friend. Our first hunt was here - and our last ... They were good days, Yes, they have been good days... View quote
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When you were a child, I loved you. I loved your grave face and the confidence with which you came to me, asking me to mend your broken toys. And then, after eight years' absence, you came again and sat here, and brought me the thoughts that were in your mind. And your mind, Renisenb, is not like the minds of the rest of your family. It does not turn in upon itself, seeking to encase itself in narrow walls. Your mind is like my mind, it looks over the River, seeing a world of changes, of new ideas - seeing a world where all things are possible to those with courage and vision... View quote
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"Well", said Miss Marple. "Are you going to let her get away with it?" There was a pause, then Father brought down his fist with a crash on the table. "No", he roared - "No, by God I'm not!" Miss Marple nodded her head slowly and gravely. "May God have mercy on her soul," she said. View quote
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Eh bien, Mademoiselle, all through my life I have observed one thing - 'All one wants one gets!' Who knows?" His face screwed itself up comically. "You may get more than you bargain for. (Agatha Christie)
Last time I had my hands on you, you felt like a bird - struggling to escape. You'll never escape now... View quote
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In my end is my beginning - that's what people are always saying. But what does it mean? And just where does my story begin? I must try and think... View quote
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Oh, dear, it's quite true what Dr. Reilly said. How does one stop writing? If I could find a really good telling phrase... Like the one M. Poirot used. In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate... Something like that. View quote
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‘Truth of it is,' said Commander Haydock, steering rather erratically round a one-way island and narrowly missing collision with a large van, ‘when the beggars are right, one remembers it, and when they're wrong you forget it.' View quote
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John, forgive me... for what I can't help doing. View quote
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And Mr. Burnaby said acutely: "Well, it doesn't seem to have done her much good, poor lass." But after a while they stopped talking about her and discussed instead who was going to win the Grand National. For, as Mr. Ferguson was saying at that minute in Luxor, it is not the past that matters but the future. View quote
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This affair must all be unravelled from within.” He tapped his forehead. "These little grey cells. It is ‘up to them' - as you say over here. View quote
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It's not impossible my dear. It's just a very remarkable coincidence - and remarkable coincidences do happen. View quote
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‘I have often noticed that being a devoted wife saps the intellect,' murmured Tommy. View quote
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Murder isn't - it really isn't - a thing to tamper with lightheartedly. (Agatha Christie)
It's so messy bleeding like a pig. View quote
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"Do you always travel first-class, Mr. Hardman?” "Yes, sir. The firm pays my travelling expenses.” He winked. View quote
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It's as easy to utter lies as truth. View quote
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To rush into explanations is always a sign of weakness. View quote
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