Miss Marple Quotes

“Everything that has existed, lingers in the Eternity.”
― Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

“I said, life will not pass her by. Strange and exciting events will surround her. You’ve only got to look at her to know it.”
― Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

“Edward turned to Miss Marple. “It’s like this, you see. As Uncle Mathew grew older, he got more and more suspicious. He didn’t trust anybody.” “Very wise of him,” said Miss Marple. “The depravity of human nature is unbelievable.”
― Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

“Miss Greenshaw appeared to have no fear of burglars, and was probably justified, as most things in the house weighed several tons and were of no marketable value.”
― Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

“Beauty is perhaps a dangerous possession,’ I said.”
― Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

“there is nothing more cruel than talk, and there is nothing more difficult to combat. When people say things behind your back there is nothing you can refute or deny, and the rumours go on growing and growing, and no one can stop them.”
― Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

“I’m always getting forgotten,” said the grizzled doctor sadly. “I must have a very inconspicuous personality.”
― Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

“Servants were the main topic of conversation in St. Mary Mead, so it was not difficult to lead the conversation in that direction.”
― Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

“I do think you should be more careful how you choose your friends. You are so credulous, dear, so easily gulled. I suppose it is being a writer and having so much imagination. If you were older and had more experience of life you would have been on guard at once.”
― Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

“so many people seem to me not to be either bad or good, but simply, you know, very silly.” Mr.”
― Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

“Now, as I expect you know, there is nothing more cruel than talk, and there is nothing more difficult to combat. When people say things behind your back there is nothing you can refute or deny, and the rumours go on growing and growing, and no one can stop them. I”
― Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

“Very full of cant phrases”
― Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

“Now, as I expect you know, there is nothing more cruel than talk, and there is nothing more difficult to combat. When people say things behind your back there is nothing you can refute or deny, and the rumours go on growing and growing, and no one can stop them.”
― Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

“I knew him by sight. Mabel had pointed him out to me the other day. To put it in perfectly plain language he was what I would describe as an old dodderer. I have had too much experience of life to believe in the infallibility of doctors.”
― Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

“I think,” said Raymond, “we should allow Dr. Pender to go on with his story.” Joyce got up and switched off the two lamps, leaving the room lit only by the flickering firelight. “Atmosphere,” she said. “Now we can get along.” Dr. Pender smiled at her, and leaning back in his chair and taking off his pince-nez, he began his story in a gentle reminiscent voice.”
― Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

“The old clergyman smiled gently. “My life has been passed in quiet places,” he said. “Very few eventful happenings have come my way. Yet once, when I was a young man, I had one very strange and tragic experience.” “Ah!” said Joyce Lemprière encouragingly. “I have never forgotten it,” continued the clergyman. “It made a profound impression on me at the time, and to this day by a slight effort of memory I can feel again the awe and horror of that terrible moment when I saw a man stricken to death by apparently no mortal agency.” “You make me feel quite creepy, Pender,” complained Sir Henry. “It made me feel creepy, as you call it,” replied the other. “Since then I have never laughed at the people who use the word atmosphere. There is such a thing. There are certain places imbued and saturated with good or evil influences which can make their power felt.”
― Agatha Christie, Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories