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

Quote by Agatha Christie

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...

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...

One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing; that to win...

One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing; that to win...

Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

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

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

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 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...

Everything that has existed, lingers in the Eternity.

Everything that has existed, lingers in the Eternity.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.

Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.

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...

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.

I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.

I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.