Curiosity, or what she preferred herself to call ‘taking an interest' in other people's affairs, was undoubtedly one of Miss Marple's characteristics.

Agatha Christie
Profession: Author
Nationality: British
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A trifle, a little, the likeness of a dream. And death comes as the end.
It's awfully easy to appear silly, Mr. Clement. It's one of the easiest things in the world.
A ridiculous-looking little man. The sort of little man one could never take seriously.
To keep something wild is far more difficult than to preserve it.
If you care for money too much, it is only the money you see, everything else is in shadow.
It takes more than a printed notice to keep you from reality. . . . We've only one life to live.