I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness - to save oneself trouble.

Quote by Agatha Christie

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,...

I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but...

I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but...

I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all...

I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all...

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...

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...

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...

Like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through...

Like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through...

Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human.

Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human.

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...

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give...

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give...

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City...

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City...

These little grey cells. It is up to them.

These little grey cells. It is up to them.

Most successes are unhappy. That's why they are successes - they have to reassure themselves...

Most successes are unhappy. That's why they are successes - they have to reassure themselves...

I married an archaeologist because the older I grow, the more he appreciates me.

I married an archaeologist because the older I grow, the more he appreciates me.

One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.

One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.

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.

But surely for everything you have to love you have to pay some price.

But surely for everything you have to love you have to pay some price.

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...

If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite...

If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite...

Useless as tits on on bull

Useless as tits on on bull

Who loves me will love my dog

Who loves me will love my dog