I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming... suddenly you find - at the age of 50, say - that a whole new life has opened before you.

Evil never goes unpunished, Monsieur. But the punishment is sometimes secret.

Unless you are good at guessing, it is not much use being a detective.

If I were at any time to set out on a career of deceit, it would be of Miss Marple that I should be afraid.

Writing is a great comfort to people like me, who are unsure of themselves and have trouble expressing themselves properly.

I do not argue with obstinate men. I act in spite of them.

I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of the emotions and of personal relations; and suddenly find - at the age of fifty, say - that a whole new life has opened before you, filled with things you can think about, study, or read about...It is as if a fresh sap of ideas and thoughts was rising in you.