About Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan, Lady Mallowan (née Miller, 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976), usually known by her first married name, Agatha Christie, was an English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short-story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot (with the novel...
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Never tell all you know—not even to the person you know best.
Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.
One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is to have a happy childhood.
Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.
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I was perfectly happy in my boring life before you came along.
To be content with little is hard; to be content with much, impossible.
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People with a grudge against the world are always dangerous. They seem to think life owes them something. I’ve known many who have suffered worse and been cut off from life much more…and they’ve managed to lead happy contented lives. It’s what’s in yourself that makes you happy or unhappy.