Agatha Christie

Mystery novelist

Modern influential 100 sayings

Sayings by Agatha Christie

I don't think I'm a genius. I just think I'm very good at what I do.

1970s — Interview
Humorous Unverifiable

Very few of us are what we seem.

1924 — The Man in the Brown Suit
Humorous Confirmed

The young people of today think of nothing but themselves. They have no respect for their elders, no sense of responsibility. And they are so rude!

Unknown — Attributed, common quote
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I sometimes wonder if I am a woman at all. I am so unfeminine.

1977 — An Autobiography
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The greatest joy in life is to be loved.

Unknown — Attributed, common quote
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I like things to be neat and tidy. I like things to be in order.

1977 — An Autobiography
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Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.

1920 — The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Humorous Confirmed

I usually get my best ideas when I'm eating an apple.

1970s — Interview
Humorous Unverifiable

The truth, however ugly in itself, is always beautiful in its expression.

1926 — The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
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I have been so happy, so blessed, so fortunate, that I sometimes think I must have a guardian angel.

1977 — An Autobiography
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Never tell everything you know. It's a good way to lose friends.

Unknown — Attributed, common quote
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To travel is to live.

Unknown — Attributed, common quote
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I have always been fond of children. I have always been fond of animals. I have always been fond of nature.

1977 — An Autobiography
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The impossible is often the untried.

Unknown — Attributed, common quote
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I like to be busy. I like to be doing things.

1977 — An Autobiography
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There's nothing so comfortable as a good, old-fashioned murder.

Unknown — Attributed, common quote
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I have always had a great respect for the law. I have always had a great respect for justice.

1977 — An Autobiography
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I like to write. I like to read. I like to think.

1977 — An Autobiography
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I'm not a feminist. I'm a woman.

1970s — Interview
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I've always been an optimist. I've always believed that things will get better.

1977 — An Autobiography
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