Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking." "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.
Agatha ChristieRead
I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.
Interpretation
Life encompasses both joy and suffering, yet being alive is a profound blessing.
In this quote, Agatha Christie reflects on the complexities of human existence, acknowledging the deep struggles and sorrows that one can experience. Despite the challenges and moments of despair, she emphasizes the inherent value of life itself, suggesting that the experience of being alive, with all its ups and downs, is a remarkable gift. Her words convey an appreciation for life that persists even in the face of hardship.
In practice
In a motivational speech about resilience and the beauty of life despite hardships.
Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking." "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.
Best of an island is once you get there - you can't go any farther...you've come to the end of things.
Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.
I have wanted . . . to commit a murder myself. I recognized this as the desire of the artist to express himself! . . . But-incongruous as it may seem to some-I was restrained and hampered by my innate sense of justice. The innocent must not suffer.
Sitting here with one's knitting, one just sees the facts. -"The Blood-Stained Pavement
No, my friend, I am not drunk. I have just been to the dentist, and need not return for another six months! Is it not the most beautiful thought? --Poirot
What will I be doing in twenty years' time? I'll be dead, darling! Are you crazy?
Don't get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it.
Life is a magic vase filled to the brim, so made that you cannot dip from it nor draw from it; but it overflows into the hand that drops treasures into it. Drop in malice and it overflows hate; drop in charity and it overflows love.
Life shoould be touched, not strangled. You've got to relax, let it happen at times, and at other move forward with it.
Whether we're prepared or not, life has a habit of thrusting situations upon us.
Living the past is a dull and lonely business; looking back strains the neck muscles, causing you to bump into people not going your way.
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