“There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, and yet is mysteriously a stranger.” ~ Agatha Christie, 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976

“An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her.” ~ Agatha Christie, 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976

“I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.” ~ Agatha Christie, 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976

“One doesn’t recognize the really important moments in one’s life until it’s too late.” ~ Agatha Christie, 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976

“Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.” ~ Agatha Christie, 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976

“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, 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976

“Very few of us are what we seem.” ~ Agatha Christie, 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976

“Too much mercy… often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second.” ~ Agatha Christie, 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976

“Never do anything yourself that others can do for you.” ~ Agatha Christie, 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976