Agatha Christie Quotes About Life

So full of life under the microscope as a drop of water from a stagnant pool.

In the midst of life, we are in death.

You say your life is your own. But can you dare to ignore the chance that you are taking part in a gigantic drama under the orders of a divine Producer? Your cue may not come till the end of the play–it may be totally unimportant, a mere walking-on part, but upon it may hang the issues of the play if you do not give the cue to another player. The whole edifice may crumple. You as you, may not matter to anyone in the world, but you as a person in a particular place may matter unimaginably.

We go through life like a train rushing through the darkness to an unknown destination.

The people who spend their lives avoiding being run over by buses had much better be run over and put safely out of the way. They’re no good.

Nobody understands the art of living nowadays. Catching trains, making appointments, fixing times for everything – all nonsense. Get up with the sun, I say, have your meals when you feel like it, and never tie yourself to a time or a date. I could teach people how to live if they would listen to me.

Life’s a battlefield – not a picnic!

Life is only one of the Great Illusions.

Life is like a train, Mademoiselle. It goes on. And it is a good thing that that is so.

Life can’t really be solved by admirable maxims out of modern literature. Nature’s red in tooth and claw, remember.

Life can be very terrible. One needs much courage.

Ingratitude is what you meet with first and last in this life.