The Listerdale Mystery and Eleven Other Stories Quotes

“A murderer is seldom content with one crime.”
― Agatha Christie, The Listerdale Mystery and Eleven Other Stories

“At first, I was polite. Really. I said "excuse me," I tried to squeeze through gaps, even apologized for stepping on some toes. What can I say, I'm Canadian.”
― Agatha Christie, The Listerdale Mystery and Eleven Other Stories

“I should like to knock their silly heads together. What is the sense of laughing all the time? They are not saying anything funny.”
― Agatha Christie, The Listerdale Mystery and Eleven Other Stories

“Death was temporary, lasting only long enough to provoke a laugh from kids in pajamas sitting cross-legged in front of the TV set, gorging themselves on handfuls of Froot Loops.”
― Agatha Christie, The Listerdale Mystery and Eleven Other Stories

“Her sprits rose. In moderation Jane did not object to crime. The papers had been full lately of the exploits of various girl bandits. Jane had seriously thought of becoming one if all else failed.”
― Agatha Christie, The Listerdale Mystery and Eleven Other Stories

“Murder was to him a business proposition like any other.”
― Agatha Christie, The Listerdale Mystery and Eleven Other Stories