Quotes From "Murder In Mesopotamia" By Agatha Christie

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It was due to his tact, to his judgment, to his sympathetic manipulation of human beings that the atmosphere had always been such a happy one... If there was a change, therefore, the change must be due to the man at the top. Agatha Christie
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In my opinion, the state of mind of a community is always directly due to the influence of the man at the top. Agatha Christie
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Women can accept the fact that a man is a rotter, a swindler, a drug taker, a confirmed liar, and a general swine, without batting an eyelash, and without its impairing their affection for the brute in the least. Women are wonderful realists. Agatha Christie
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The amount of women you hear say, "If Donald–or Arthur–or whatever his name was–had only lived." And I sometimes think but if he had, he'd have been a stout, unromantic, short-tempered, middle-aged husband as likely as not. Agatha Christie
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The popular view that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people go right through life in the grip of an idea which has been impressed on them in very tender years. Agatha Christie
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After all, perhaps dirt isn't really so unhealthy as one is brought up to believe. Agatha Christie
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Somehow, the more I get older, and the more I see of people and sadness and illness and everything, the sorrier I get for everyone. Agatha Christie
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We do all these things when we are young. The poise, the savoir faire, it comes later. Agatha Christie
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I think Mrs. Leidner seems happier already from just talking about it. That's always a help, you know. It's bottling things up that makes them get on your nerves. Agatha Christie
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It seems odd that as far as I know nobody has yet been murdered for having too perfect a character! And yet perfection is undoubtedly an irritating thing! Agatha Christie
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Ladies tell their nurses things in a sudden burst of confidence, and then, afterwards, they feel uncomfortable about it and wish they hadn't! It's only human nature. Agatha Christie
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She's not sensual. She doesn't want affairs. It's just cold-blooded experiment on her part and the fun of stirring people up and setting them against each other. She dabbled in that too. She's the sort of woman who's never had a row with anyone in her life--but rows always happen where she is! She makes them happen. She's kind of female Iago. She must have drama. But she doesn't want to be involved herself. She's always outside pulling strings--looking on--enjoying it! . Agatha Christie
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A susceptible child is capable of great hero worship, and a young mind can easily be obsessed by an idea which persists into adult life. Agatha Christie