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.
AGATHA CHRISTIEIf you’ve had a happy childhood, nobody can take that away from you.
More Agatha Christie Quotes
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There is no greater mistake in life than seeing things or hearing them at the wrong time.
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Assumptions are dangerous things.
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Many homicidal lunatics are very quiet, unassuming people. Delightful fellows.
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To win a war is as disasterous as to lose one.
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Never go back to a place where you have been happy. Until you do it remains alive for you. If you go back it will be destroyed.
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Fiction is founded on truth unless things did happen, people couldn’t think of them.
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When engaged in eating, the brain should be the servant of the stomach.
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It’s not a man’s working hours that are important–it’s his leisure hours. That’s the mistake we all make.
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There are doubtless certain unworldly people who are indifferent to money. I myself have never met one.
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Everything must be taken into account. If the fact will not fit the theory—let the theory go.
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The best time to plan a book is while you’re doing the dishes.
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Never tell all you know—not even to the person you know best.
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Very few of us are what we seem.
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Intuition is like reading a word without having to spell it out. A child can’t do that because it has had so little experience. A grown-up person knows the word because they’ve seen it often before.
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It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.
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