To say that Agatha Christie’s characters are cardboard cut-outs is an insult to cardboard cut-outs.
I can't exist without books.
I think to be driven to want to kill must be such a terrible burden.
It's living - a broad spectrum of living - that teaches you how to live, not philosophy. Philosophy teaches you how to think.
To be a classic, a novel should be original.
I've had two proposals since I've been a widow. I am a wonderful catch, you know. I have a lot of money.