Sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely , racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just being alive is a grand thing.

Quote by Agatha Christie

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The popular idea that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people...

The popular idea that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people...

Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and...

Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and...

I've always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the...

I've always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the...

There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that...

There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that...

If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody.

If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody.

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the...

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the...

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have: the older she gets, the...

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have: the older she gets, the...

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous...

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous...

One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think,...

One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think,...

Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your...

Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your...

I live now on borrowed time, waiting in the anteroom for the summons that will...

I live now on borrowed time, waiting in the anteroom for the summons that will...

Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who...

Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who...

I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.

I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.

Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.

Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly...

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly...

The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they...

The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they...

If you accept people for what they are, they will become worse. Treat them like...

If you accept people for what they are, they will become worse. Treat them like...

People think baseball players make $3 million and $4 million a year. They don't realize...

People think baseball players make $3 million and $4 million a year. They don't realize...