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.
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Agatha Christie was a 19th-century English mystery and detective writer. Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, was an English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers, particularly in the mystery genre. Read more on Wikipedia →

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