Agatha Christie

A great man always knows better than to explain unless an explanation is demanded. To rush into explanations and excuses is always a sign of weakness.

Agatha Christie

Achievement brings with it its own anticlimax.

Agatha Christie

Any coincidencce is worth noticing. You can throw it away later if it is only a coincidence.

Agatha Christie

Bad temper is its own safety valve. He who can bark does not bite.

Agatha Christie

Bitterness leads nowhere. It turns back on itself. It is the eternal cul-de-sac.

Agatha Christie

Books are a habit-forming drug.

Agatha Christie

Conversations are always dangerous, if you have something to hide.

Agatha Christie

Courage is the resolution to face the unforeseen.

Agatha Christie

Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.

Agatha Christie

Don’t think. That is the wrong way to bring anything back. Let it go. Sooner or later it will flash into your mind.

Agatha Christie