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Quotes from The Burden — Agatha Christie

1890–1976

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Children and one's social inferiors never know when to say good-bye. One has to say it for them.

The Burden (1956)

“A dog,” said Mr. Baldock, in his lecture-room style, which was capable of rousing almost anybody to violent irritation, “has an extraordinary power of bolstering up the human ego.”

The Burden (1956)

“Here are my roses. Like ’em?”
“They’re beautiful,” said Laura politely.
“On the whole,” said Mr. Baldock, “I prefer them to human beings. They don’t last as long for one thing.”

The Burden (1956)

They have, all of them, such wonderful good manners. Not taught good manners — the natural thing. I could never have believed till I came here that natural courtesy could be such a wonderful — such a positive thing.

The Burden (1956)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Agatha Christie (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.