It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story.

The tragedy of life is that people do not change.

Surfing is like that. You are either vigorously cursing or else you are idiotically pleased with yourself.

I continued to do arithmetic with my father, passing proudly through fractions to decimals. I eventually arrived at the point where so many cows ate so much grass, and tanks filled with water in so many hours. I found it quite enthralling.

When the sea goes down, there will come from the mainland boats and men. And they will find ten dead bodies and an unsolved problem on Indian Island.

Everybody is very much alike, really. But fortunately, perhaps, they don't realise it. - Miss Marple

Never go back to a place where you have been happy. Until you do it remains alive for you. If you go back it will be destroyed.