I've always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the same book, each believes he gets all the worry and only half the royalties.

Quote by Agatha Christie

Topics: Writing Quotes

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...

An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the...

An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the...

Sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely , racked with sorrow, but through it all I still...

Sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely , racked with sorrow, but through it all I still...

I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of...

I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of...

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 completely unimportant. That is why it is so interesting!

It is completely unimportant. That is why it is so interesting!

The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes.

The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes.

These little grey cells. It is up to them.

These little grey cells. It is up to them.

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.

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...

Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.

Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.

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

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

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.

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

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...

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...

If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack

If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack

Writing is not like painting where you add. It is not what you put on...

Writing is not like painting where you add. It is not what you put on...

The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way...

The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way...