Quote by Agatha Christie Download Open image ““Always the facts must be twisted to fit the theory!”” — Agatha Christie ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“They conceive a certain theory, and everything has to fit into that theory. If one little fact will not fit it, they throw it… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“Everywhere one turned, one found idiocies that were commonly accepted as truths only because they were embedded in a theory to which the scientists… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
“We are ready to turn and twist the facts until they bear no resemblance to the original thing.” — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“Details are where a theory can be held together or fall apart. The same is true about a plot.” — Sarah Richards Copy Share Image
“There are plenty of theories to listen to and follow but truth yearns to be discovered. When you find it, there is no doubt… — E'yen A. Gardner Copy Share Image
“all theories are oversimplifications, or at least lead to oversimplification.” — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
“Truth and facts are woven together. However, sometimes facts can blind you from seeing what is actually going on in someone’s life.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“But you perceive, my boy, that it is not so, and that facts, as usual, are very stubborn things, overruling all theories.” — Jules Verne Copy Share Image
“The truth is always fixed within certain confined bounds, were untruths have the flexibility to change.” — Steven Redhead Copy Share Image
“That' the thing about theories. You can theorize all you want, but at the end of the day when you theories become reality, when… — Jane Green Copy Share Image
One must accept the fact that we have only one companion in this world, a companion who accompanies us from the cradle to the… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“I like to see an angry Englishman," said Poirot. "They are very amusing. The more emotional they feel the less command they have of… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“Now, as I expect you know, there is nothing more cruel than talk, and there is nothing more difficult to combat. When people say… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“A child says ‘Thank God for my good dinner’. What can I say at seventy-five? ‘Thank God for my good life, and for all… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“I'm afraid I always find Shakespeare terribly dreary. All those long scenes where everybody is drunk and it's supposed to be funny.” — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“Either her dream had taken a very odd turn or else - or else Mary had really rushed into the room and had said… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“Every murderer is probably somebody’s old friend,” observed Poirot philosophically. “You cannot mix up sentiment and reason.” — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“Well, of course, it was not any of my business but you get very queer glimpses of life sometimes, and you can't help speculating… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“Mr. Satterthwaite looked cheered. Suddenly an idea struck him. His jaw fell. "My goodness," he cried, "I've only just realized it! That rascal, with… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“The old gentleman refuses to have the telephone which he regards as a device of the devil, and on a par with radio, television,… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“That’s how they do it, these girls! Othello charmed Desdemona by telling her stories, but, oh, didn’t Desdemona charm Othello by the way she… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story. — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
