Status Updates From Agatha Christie, Woman of M...

" 'I could disappear any time I wanted to. I would plan it carefully, and nobody would find me.' "

"Readers loved Poirot. He was a very short, tidy little man, with green eyes, black hair, and a beautiful black moustache. And, like another famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, he was very, very clever. He was not shy about this, and was always telling other characters in the story just how clever he was."

" 'It's about my book - 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles',' she told Archie. 'I think they want to publish it!' "

"The characters seemed to come alive inside her head, and during her walks she planned her writing for the next day."

" Agatha thought about her detective story during every quiet minute in the dispensary. She knew a lot about poisons now. She knew which poisons worked quickly, and which worked slowly. She knew how much to give, and what different poisons smelt and tasted like."

" 'What about a Belgian detective?' she thought and began to build the character in her head. 'He'll be a very clever, very tidy little man. But what shall I call him? I know, I'll call him Hercules!' She smiled. 'It's a good name for a small man. And his second name? Poirot. Hercules - no, Hercules Poirot! Yes, that's it.' "

" 'But I'm bored!'
'Well, do something, then,' said her mother. 'Read a book. Or write a story. Yes, why don't you write a story?' "

Loved it got me really exited to read Agatha’s books