Quote by Agatha Christie Download Open image ““The cat is obeying its blood instinct when it plays with the mouse! It's made that way.”” — Agatha Christie ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Do people ever wonder about why it has been said that the mice shall play when the cat is away?” — Amarjyoti Acharya Copy Share Image
“The more the mouse pursues this line of of thought, the more it seems to him that the cat is a large, soft mouse.” — Steven Millhauser Copy Share Image
“A cat sees no good reason why it should obey another animal, even if it does stand on two legs.” — Sarah Thompson Copy Share Image
“Maybe humans need animals to help them understand the world. Certainly it’s hard to see what else cats do for humans, aside from looking… — Elly Griffiths Copy Share Image
“There are those who have suggested that the tendency of a cat to play with its prey is a merciful one...” — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“It made him think of what a cat would bring, some dead mouse it had played with for too long and now had dropped… — Lisa Lowell Copy Share Image
“The cat and mouse can live peacefully in one house, but the mouse won't get sound sleep unless mouse trust the cat completely.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
“But a mouse can be brave. Small as they are, though, they learn it is wiser not to challenge the cat.” — Tad Williams Copy Share Image
“We slip in like mice and find ourselves in a room crawling with hungry cats.” — Victoria Aveyard 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
