Words had become to him a means of obscuring facts — not of… - Agatha Christie

" "
Words had become to him a means of obscuring facts — not of revealing them. He was an adept in the art of the useful phrase — that is to say the phrase that falls soothingly on the ear and is quite empty of meaning.

Agatha Christie

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Agatha Christie

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English author of detective fiction.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Birth Name: Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller

Native Name: Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE

Also Known As: Duchess of Death • Mistress of Mystery • Queen of Crime

Alternative Names: Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie • Mary Westmacott • Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan • Dame Agatha (Mary Clarissa) Christie • Agatha Christie Mallowa

All quotes from Agatha Christie Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Agatha Christie:

George Bernard Shaw Oscar Wilde John Steinbeck Mark Twain James Thurber

Additional quotes by Agatha Christie

“Darling,” she drawled, “won’t that be rather tiresome? If any misfortunes happen to my friends I always drop them at once! It sounds heartless, but it saves such a lot of trouble later!”

"What's wrong with my proposition?"
Poirot rose. "If you will forgive me for being personal - I do not like your face."

Mon ami,' said Poirot with dignity, 'when I commit a murder it will not be with the arrow poison of the South American Indians.

Words had become to him a means of obscuring facts — not of revealing them. He was an adept in the art of the useful phrase — that is to say the phra… - Agatha Christie

About Agatha Christie

Also Known As

Unlimited Quote Collections

Additional quotes by Agatha Christie

Try QuoteGPT