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99 Agatha Christie Quotes That Will Make You Introspect

Famous As: English Author Known for Her Detective Novels and Short Stories
Born On: September 15, 1890
Died On: January 12, 1976
Born In: Torquay, Devon, England
Died At Age: 85

Agatha Christie was a great writer who turned granny tales and social gossips into thrilling mysteries! With captivating works like "The Mysterious Affair at Styles", "The Mystery of the Blue Train" and "The Orient Express", Christie surfaced as the world's bestselling mystery authors of mid 90's. About a billion copies of her novels "Sad Cypress", "Murder at the Vicarage, "Partners in Crime" and the "Murder of Roger Ackroyd" were sold all over the world. Though murder mysteries were her forte, Christie was also noted for her romantic books and as a playwright. As a child, she loved creating characters, enacting scenes and enjoyed fantasy play. Perhaps that's why she grew up to be a vivid and talented author.

During World War I, Christie served as nurse for wounded soldiers. Following a rough divorce with his husband Archibald, she married Archaeology professor Mallowan and developed a love for travelling. During this time, she created detective duo Marple and Poirot that were leading protagonists of her tales, much like Holmes and Watson. In her entire life time, she wrote about 70 novels and fictions that earned him the title of "Queen of Mystery". She's undoubtedly the best creator of criminal stories that inspired an era of suspense thrillers in UK. She had the knack of saying the things which common people feel but never said aloud. We have crawled through her novels to compile a collection of intellectually-enhancing quotes. It is time to celebrate Agatha Christie’s life and work with these quotes…straight from the author’s mouth. Presenting a selection of most popular Agatha Christie’s quotes about mothers, life, infidelity, marriage, love, courage, fear, women, men and much more.

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I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.

I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.

Agatha Christie
It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.

Agatha Christie
Very few of us are what we seem.

Very few of us are what we seem.

Agatha Christie
The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.

The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.

Agatha Christie
Poirot,

Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking." "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.

Agatha Christie
An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her.

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her.

Agatha Christie
If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.

If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.

Agatha Christie
The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes.

The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes.

Agatha Christie
One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.

One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.

Agatha Christie
Never do anything yourself that others can do for you.

Never do anything yourself that others can do for you.

Agatha Christie
Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

Agatha Christie
You gave too much rein to your imagination. Imagination is a good servant, and a bad master. The simplest explanation is always the most likely.

You gave too much rein to your imagination. Imagination is a good servant, and a bad master. The simplest explanation is always the most likely.

Agatha Christie
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.

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.

Agatha Christie
Never tell all you know—not even to the person you know best.

Never tell all you know—not even to the person you know best.

Agatha Christie
One of the saddest things in life, is the things one remembers.

One of the saddest things in life, is the things one remembers.

Agatha Christie
Everybody said,

Everybody said, "Follow your heart". I did, it got broken

Agatha Christie
But surely for everything you love you have to pay some price.

But surely for everything you love you have to pay some price.

Agatha Christie
The young people think the old people are fools -- but the old people know the young people are fools.

The young people think the old people are fools -- but the old people know the young people are fools.

Agatha Christie
Why shouldn't I hate her? She did the worst thing to me that anyone can do to anyone else. Let them believe that they're loved and wanted and then show them that it's all a sham.

Why shouldn't I hate her? She did the worst thing to me that anyone can do to anyone else. Let them believe that they're loved and wanted and then show them that it's all a sham.

Agatha Christie
Time is the best killer.

Time is the best killer.

Agatha Christie
Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.

Agatha Christie
I know there's a proverb which that says 'To err is human,' but a human error is nothing to what a computer can do if it tries.

I know there's a proverb which that says 'To err is human,' but a human error is nothing to what a computer can do if it tries.

Agatha Christie
A man when he is making up to anybody can be cordial and gallant and full of little attentions and altogether charming. But when a man is really in love he can't help looking like a sheep.

A man when he is making up to anybody can be cordial and gallant and full of little attentions and altogether charming. But when a man is really in love he can't help looking like a sheep.

Agatha Christie
I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention . . . arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention . . . arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

Agatha Christie
The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seekers after it.

The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seekers after it.

Agatha Christie
To every problem, there is a most simple solution.

To every problem, there is a most simple solution.

Agatha Christie
I do not argue with obstinate men. I act in spite of them.

I do not argue with obstinate men. I act in spite of them.

Agatha Christie
Everything must be taken into account. If the fact will not fit the theory---let the theory go.

Everything must be taken into account. If the fact will not fit the theory---let the theory go.

Agatha Christie
In the midst of life, we are in death.

In the midst of life, we are in death.

Agatha Christie
Words, madmoiselle, are only the outer clothing of ideas.

Words, madmoiselle, are only the outer clothing of ideas.

Agatha Christie