Agatha Christie
Mystery novelist
Sayings by Agatha Christie
I don't think I'm a genius. I just think I'm very good at what I do.
Very few of us are what we seem.
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!
I sometimes wonder if I am a woman at all. I am so unfeminine.
The greatest joy in life is to be loved.
I like things to be neat and tidy. I like things to be in order.
Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.
I usually get my best ideas when I'm eating an apple.
The truth, however ugly in itself, is always beautiful in its expression.
I have been so happy, so blessed, so fortunate, that I sometimes think I must have a guardian angel.
Never tell everything you know. It's a good way to lose friends.
To travel is to live.
I have always been fond of children. I have always been fond of animals. I have always been fond of nature.
The impossible is often the untried.
I like to be busy. I like to be doing things.
There's nothing so comfortable as a good, old-fashioned murder.
I have always had a great respect for the law. I have always had a great respect for justice.
I like to write. I like to read. I like to think.
I'm not a feminist. I'm a woman.
I've always been an optimist. I've always believed that things will get better.