Don't Let the Glasses Fool You. I Really am an Idiot.: Agatha Christie: The Case of the Missing Razor Blades: The Solution

Quotations about Writing

This is the sixth book I've written, which isn't bad for a guy who's only ever read two.
Writers should be read, but neither seen nor heard.
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.
An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.
Words, once they are printed have a life of their own.
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
Not every story has explosions and car chases. That's why they have nudity and espionage.