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.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
Understand this, I mean to arrive at the truth. The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seekers after it.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
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.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
There were to be no short cuts to the truth. Instead he would have to adopt a longer, but a reasonably sure method. There would have to be conversation. Much conversation. For in the long run, either through a lie, or through truth, people were bound to give themselves away...
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
What any woman saw in some particular man was beyond the comprehension of the average intelligent male. It just was so. A woman who could be intelligent about everything else in the world could be a complete fool when it came to some particular man.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie