The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they don't give a damn.

Quote by Agatha Christie

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.

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...

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

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

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...

Very few of us are what we seem.

Very few of us are what we seem.

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...

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 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.

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 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

Everything that has existed, lingers in the Eternity.

Everything that has existed, lingers in the Eternity.

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...

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...

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...

Any woman can fool a man if she wants to and if he's in love...

Any woman can fool a man if she wants to and if he's in love...

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

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

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...

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

The world is divided into people who do things - and people who get the...

The world is divided into people who do things - and people who get the...

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also...

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also...

If someone constantly makes you unhappy, then you must build up the courage to let...

If someone constantly makes you unhappy, then you must build up the courage to let...