Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking." "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.
Agatha ChristieRead
Writing is a great comfort to people like me, who are unsure of themselves and have trouble expressing themselves properly.
Interpretation
Writing provides solace and clarity for those who struggle with self-expression.
Agatha Christie's quote highlights the therapeutic nature of writing for individuals who find it challenging to articulate their thoughts and feelings. For many, writing becomes a safe space where they can explore their uncertainties and communicate their emotions more effectively, thereby gaining confidence in themselves.
In practice
In a motivational speech about the benefits of writing for mental health.
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
The essence of poetry is invention; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights.
People are going to say, ‘Well, it’s not very truthful.’ But a songwriter doesn’t care about what’s truthful. What he cares about is what should’ve happened, what could’ve happened. That’s its own kind of truth. It’s like people who read Shakespeare plays, but they never see a Shakespeare play. I think they just use his name.
Too few journalists become screenwriters. I say to all the would-be screenwriters: Become journalists. And I’ll say to working journalists: Do not stay journalists. Become screenwriters.
Artists are the antennae of the race.
Your pictures would have been finished a long time ago if I were not forced every day to do something to earn money.
I used to imagine that making it in music - really making it in music - is if you're an old man going by a schoolyard and you hear children singing your songs, playing jump-rope, or on the swings. That's the ultimate. You're in the culture.
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