- Agatha Christie (Wikipedia)
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world’s longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End since 1952. A writer during the “Golden Age of Detective Fiction”, Christie has been called the “Queen of Crime”. She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
He is like a cat. And all cats are thieves.
Agatha Christie, Murder for Christmas (1939)How true is the saying that man was forced to invent work in order to escape the strain of having to think.
Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile (1937)I do not argue with obstinate men. I act in spite of them.
Hecule Poirot in The Mystery of the Blue TrainUnderstand this, I mean to arrive at the truth. The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seekers after it.
Hecule Poirot in The Murder of Roger AckroydWhere large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.
Agatha Christie, Endless Night (1967)
