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The Body in the Library
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"The Body in the Library" Quotes

A mysterious murder in a library prompts an investigation to uncover the truth.

Quotes

The body in the library! Who would have thought it?

Agatha Christie

mysteryshock

Appearances are deceptive, aren't they?

Agatha Christie

deception

Murder is always a mistake. One should never do anything that one cannot talk about after dinner.

Agatha Christie

murderconsequences

Human nature is a very peculiar thing.

Agatha Christie

human nature

People in books are much nicer than people in real life.

Agatha Christie

bookspeople

We all have a touch of the voyeur in us.

Agatha Christie

curiosity

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

Agatha Christie

pastchange

Facts are like cows. If you look them in the face hard enough, they generally run away.

Agatha Christie

truthperception

There is something about a locked door that arouses the suspicion.

Agatha Christie

suspicionsecrets

The body is the proof that something has happened.

Agatha Christie

evidence