- Agatha Christie Quotes

… one can never go back, that one should not ever try to go back – that the essence of life is going forward. Life is really a One Way Street.

The longer the time that has elapsed, the more things fall into proportion. One sees them in their true relationship to one another.

Besides a burial service is rather lovely. Makes you feel uplifted, the grief is real. It makes you feel awful but it does something to you. I mean, it works it out like perspiration.

Somehow, the more I get older, and the more I see of people and sadness and illness and everything, the sorrier I get for everyone.

But when a man is really in love he can't help looking like a sheep. Now whenever that young man looked he looked like a sheep I take back all is this morning. It is genuine.

Never worry about what you say to a man. They're so conceited that they never believe you mean it if it's unflattering.”-Caroline to Ursual.

A man in drink can be like a ravening wolf.

A man in love is a sorry spectacle.

When a man's neck's in danger, he doesn't stop to think too much about sentiment.

Young men are sadly degenerate nowadays.

One can't do anything without a man. Men know so much, and are able to get information in so many ways that are simply impossible to women.

Business is based on the well-known principle of supply and demand. You want something, the other man has it. The only thing left to settle is the price.

One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is to have a happy childhood.

All three wore the air of superiority assumed by people who are already in a place when studying new arrivals.

A man travels fastest who travels alone.

We do all these things when we are young. The poise, the savoir faire, it comes later.

She didn’t want to die. She couldn’t imagine wanting to die…Death was for—for other people.

Why didn't they ask the Evans?

In an English village, you turn over a stone and have no idea what will crawl out.Miss Marple

In fact-Dr. Sheppard!

You do think you know about everything, " said her husband. I do, " said Tuppence.

Use your little grey cells mon ami" (Hercule Poirot in 'The Mysterious Affair At Styles')

And how do you know that these fine begonias are not of equal importance?

Two young adventurers for hire. Willing to do anything, go anywhere. Pay must be good. No reasonable offer refused.

From now on, it is our task to suspect each and everyone amongst us. Forewarned is forearmed. Take no risks and be alert to danger. That is all.

When the sun shines you cannot see the moon, " he said. "But when the sun is gone ah, when the sun is gone.

the elephant can remember.

Ah, but you must have a Christmas uncomplicated by murder.

You have a great advantage as a writer, Monsieur, ' said Poirot. 'You can relieve your feelings by expedient of the printed word. You have the power of the pen over your enemies.

I have always noticed that these artists and writers are very unbalanced

One mustn't refuse the unusual, if it is offered to one.

She's had a long life of experience in noticing evil, fancying evil, suspecting evil and going forth to do battle with evil.

I mean that if you are not absolutely sure of a thing, it is so difficult to commit yourself to a definite course of action.

Youth is a failing only tooeasily outgrown.

I like to see an angry Englishman, " said Poirot. "They are very amusing. The more emotional they feel the less command they have of language.

I think Mrs. Leidner seems happier already from just talking about it. That's always a help, you know. It's bottling things up that makes them get on your nerves.

When a man's neck's in danger, he doesn't stop to think too much aboutsentiment.

A man in love is an awful sight.

Speech, so a wise old Frenchman said to me once, is an invention of man's to prevent him from thinking. It is also an infallible means of discovering that which he wishes to hide.

Sometimes what you think is an end is only a beginning. And that wouldn't do at all.

What I think is a different matter. Maybe I think some rather curious things—but until thinking's got you somewhere it's no use talking about it.

That's where all the trouble in life comes from. Thinking.

A meal should always lie lightly on the estomac, " said Poirot. "It should not be so heavy as to paralyze thought.

I think I said that every generation had its weaklings--that that was one of the penalties of greatness--but that their failings were seldom remembered by posterity.

To know when to use the truth is the essence of successful deception

Mr Rycroft said nothing. It was so difficult not to say the wrong thing to Captain Wyatt that it was usually safer not to reply at all.

It seems odd that as far as I know nobody has yet been murdered for having too perfect a character! And yet perfection is undoubtedly an irritating thing!

Those words of hers had meant nothing - you could not dismiss [however] a human being so easily.

Nature repeats herself more than one would imagine. The sea has infinitely more variety.

Discussions of death and such matters do more to unlock the human tongue than any other subject.