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In conversation, points arise! If a human being converses much, it is impossible for him to avoid the truth! (Hercule Poirot)

Agatha Christie

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Agatha Christie
Age: 85 †
Born: 1890
Born: September 15
Died: 1976
Died: January 12
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Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
Mary Westmacott
Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan
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Speech ... is an invention of man's to prevent him from thinking.
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