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 CHRISTIEThere are doubtless certain unworldly people who are indifferent to money. I myself have never met one.
More Agatha Christie Quotes
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But surely for everything you love you have to pay some price.
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Writers are diffident creatures — they need encouragement.
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Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.
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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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One never quite allows for the moron in our midst.
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One is alone when the last one who remembers is gone.
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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.
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An appreciative listener is always stimulating.
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Everyone is a potential murderer-in everyone there arises from time to time thewish to kill-though not the will to kill.
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To win a war is as disasterous as to lose one.
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The human face is, after all, nothing more nor less than a mask.
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One knows so little. When one knows more it is too late.
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It’s what’s in *yourself* that makes you happy or unhappy.
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The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.
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I learned that 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, isn’t it?
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