Agatha Christie Quotes - Page 14

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• ... evil was, perhaps, necessarily always more impressive than good.

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  Evil, Impressive

  Agatha Christie (1985). “The pale horse”, Pocket

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• I have wanted . . . to commit a murder myself. I recognized this as the desire of the artist to express himself! . . . But-incongruous as it may seem to some-I was restrained and hampered by my innate sense of justice. The innocent must not suffer.

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  Artist, Justice, Suffering

  Agatha Christie (1986). “5 Complete Novels of Murder and Detection”, Wings

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• The urge to write one's autobiography, so I have been told, overtakes everyone sooner or later.

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  Writing, Autobiography, Sooner Or Later

  Agatha Christie (2010). “An Autobiography”, p.10, HarperCollins UK

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• As you yourself have said, what other explanation can there be?' Poirot stared straight ahead of him. 'That is what I ask myself,' he said. 'That is what I never cease to ask myself.

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  Said, Explanation, Asks

  Agatha Christie (1999). “Murder on the Orient Express”, Im-Press

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• I have always been so sure - too sure... But now I am very humble and I say like a little child: "I do not know..."

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  Children, Humble, Littles

  Agatha Christie (1993). “Curtain”

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• I believe, Messieurs, in loyalty---to one's friends and one's family and one's caste.

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  Loyalty, Believe, I Believe

  Agatha Christie (1960). “Dame Agatha abroad”

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• Everybody always knows something," said Adam, "even if it's something they don't know they know.

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  Adam, Said, Knows

  Agatha Christie (1991). “Cat Among the Pigeons”, HarperCollins

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• Hasting - There are times when it is one's duty to assert oneself.

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  Duty, Oneself

  Agatha Christie (1997). “The Mysterious Affair at Styles”, p.95, Courier Corporation

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• What an absurdity to go and bury oneself in South America, where they are always having revolutions.

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  Travel, America, Revolution

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• Unless you are good at guessing, it is not much use being a detective.

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  Use, Guessing, Detectives

  Agatha Christie (1974). “Murder on board: including The mystery of the Blue Train, What Mrs. McGillicuddy saw! [and] Death in the air”, Dodd Mead

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• And yet," said Poirot, "suppose an accident-" "Ah, no, my friend-" "From your point of view it would be regrettable, I agree. But nevertheless let us just for one moment suppose it. Then, perhaps, all these here are linked together - by death.

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  Views, Together, Would Be

  Agatha Christie (1984). “Five complete Hercule Poirot novels”, Random House Value Pub

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• Where do one's fears come from? Where do they shape themselves? Where do they hide before coming out into the open?

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  Shapes, Coming Out

  Agatha Christie (1985). “Agatha Christie: Five Complete Murder Mysteries”, Avenel

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• Hercule Poirot: I am an imbecile. I see only half of the picture. Miss Lemon: I don't even see that.

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  Missing, Half, Imbeciles

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• Do you believe in the value of truth, my dear, or don’t you?” “Of course I believe in the truth,” said Rhoda, staring. “Yes, you say that, but perhaps you haven’t thought about it. The truth hurts sometimes – and destroys one’s illusions.” “I’d rather have it all the same.” said Rhoda. “So would I. But I don’t know that we’re wise.” Mrs. Oliver; Rhoda Dawes

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  Wise, Hurt, Believe

  Agatha Christie (1984). “Five complete Hercule Poirot novels”, Random House Value Pub

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• Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them. [Witness for the Prosecution, also published in The Hound of Death and Other Stories.]

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  People, Stories, Habit

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• Best of an island is once you get there - you can't go any farther...you've come to the end of things.

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  Islands, Ends

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• I never can stand seeing people pleased with themselves,” said Joanna. “It arouses all my worst instincts.

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  People, Instinct, Said

  Agatha Christie (1985). “Agatha Christie: Five Complete Murder Mysteries”, Avenel

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• When a man is really in love he can't help looking like a sheep.

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  Men, Sheep, Helping

  Agatha Christie (1989). “Murderers abroad: five complete novels”, Outlet

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• Fey...a Scotch word...It means the kind of exalted happiness that comes before disaster. You know--it's too good to be true.

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  Mean, Scotch, Fey

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• Everybody is very much alike, really. But fortunately, perhaps, they don't realise it. - Miss Marple

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  Missing, Miss Marple, Realising

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• Your not reliable. You wouldn't be at all a comfortable sort of person to live with.

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  Persons, Comfortable

  Agatha Christie (1977). “Masterpieces of murder”, Dodd Mead

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• I looked at her. Sheila was my girl--the girl I wanted--and wanted for keeps. But it wasn't any use having illusions about her. Sheila was a liar and probably always would be a liar. It was her way of fighting for survival--the quick easy glib denial. It was a child's weapon--and she'd probably never got out of using it. If I wanted Sheila, I must accept her as she was--be at hand to prop up the weak places. We've all got our weak places. Mine were different from Sheila's, but they were there.

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  Girl, Children, Liars

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• If only-if only, Hastings, you would part your hair in the middle instead of at the side! What a difference it would make to the symmetry of your appearance. And your moustache. If you must have a moustache, let it be a real moustache-a thing of beauty such as mine.

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  Real, Hair, Differences

  Agatha Christie (1962). “Make Mine Murder: Including: Appointment with Death, Peril at the End House [and] Sad Cypress”

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• That is what I mean. A bath! The receptacle of porcelain, one turns the taps and fills it, one gets in, one gets out and ghoosh - ghoosh - ghoosh, the water goes down the waste pipe!" "M. Poirot are you quite mad?" "No, I am extremely sane.

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  Mean, Mad, Water

  Agatha Christie (1986). “5 Complete Novels of Murder and Detection”, Wings

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• there is no fanatic like a religious fanatic.

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  Religious, Religious Fanatics, Fanatics

  Agatha Christie (1984). “Hercule Poirot's casebook”, Putnam Adult

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