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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.

— Agatha Christie An Autobiography (1977)

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I have given them life instead of death, freedom instead of the cords of superstition, beauty and truth instead of corruption and exploitation.

Oh dear, I never realized what a terrible lot of explaining one has to do in a murder!

Spider's Web (1956)

Understand this, I mean to arrive at the truth. The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seekers after it.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926)

Every murderer is probably somebody’s old friend.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)

The old, you must remember, though considered incapable of action, have nevertheless a good fund of experience on which to draw.

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