Facts about Agatha Christie

Occup.Writer
FromEngland
BornSeptember 15, 1890
DiedJanuary 12, 1976
Aged85 years

Summary

Agatha Christie was a famous Writer from England, who lived between September 15, 1890 and January 12, 1976. He/she became 85 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac virgo, who is known for Analyzing, Practical, Reflective, Observation, Thoughtful. Our collection contains 32 quotes who is written / told by Agatha, under the main topic Age.

Related authors: Saffron Burrows (Actress), Francesca Annis (Actress), Adam Garcia (Actor)

32 Famous quotes by Agatha Christie

Small: Every murderer is probably somebodys old friend
"Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend"
Small: The best time to plan a book is while youre doing the dishes
"The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes"
Small: An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in
"An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her"
Small: It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story
"It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story"
Small: I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest
"I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest"
Small: I married an archaeologist because the older I grow, the more he appreciates me
"I married an archaeologist because the older I grow, the more he appreciates me"
Small: I live now on borrowed time, waiting in the anteroom for the summons that will inevitably come. And the
"I live now on borrowed time, waiting in the anteroom for the summons that will inevitably come. And then - I go on to the next thing, whatever it is. One doesn't, luckily, have to bother about that"
Small: I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but t
"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"
Small: I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I
"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"
Small: I dont think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idlen
"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"
Small: It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just ho
"It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them"
Small: If one sticks too rigidly to ones principles, one would hardly see anybody
"If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody"
Small: Ive always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the same bo
"I've always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the same book, each believes he gets all the worry and only half the royalties"
Small: Theres too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his own free will
"There's too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his own free will"
Small: There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, and yet is m
"There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, and yet is mysteriously a stranger"
Small: The secret of getting ahead is getting started
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started"
Small: The popular idea that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people go right through life
"The popular idea that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people go right through life in the grip of an idea which has been impressed on them in very tender years"
Small: The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they dont give a damn
"The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they don't give a damn"
Small: One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood
"One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood"
Small: One doesnt recognize the really important moments in ones life until its too late
"One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late"
Small: Never do anything yourself that others can do for you
"Never do anything yourself that others can do for you"
Small: Most successes are unhappy. Thats why they are successes - they have to reassure themselves about thems
"Most successes are unhappy. That's why they are successes - they have to reassure themselves about themselves by achieving something that the world will notice"
Small: Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world un
"Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more"
Small: Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them
"Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them"
Small: Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your atti
"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"
Small: But surely for everything you have to love you have to pay some price
"But surely for everything you have to love you have to pay some price"
Small: Any woman can fool a man if she wants to and if hes in love with her
"Any woman can fool a man if she wants to and if he's in love with her"
Small: Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody
"Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody"
Small: Very few of us are what we seem
"Very few of us are what we seem"
Small: Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but thats no reason not to give it
"Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it"
Small: Evil is not something superhuman, its something less than human
"Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human"
Small: Everything that has existed, lingers in the Eternity
"Everything that has existed, lingers in the Eternity"