Quote by Agatha Christie

I know nothing about pistols and revolvers, which is why I usually kill off my characters with a blunt instrument or better with poisons. Besides, poisons are neat and clean and really exciting... I do not think I could look a really ghastly mangled body in the face. It is the means that I am interested in. I do not usually describe the end, which is often a corpse.

I know nothing about pistols and revolvers, which is why I u

Summary

In this quote, the speaker, presumably a writer, expresses their preference for using blunt instruments and poisons to kill off characters in their stories. The speaker acknowledges their lack of knowledge about firearms and their aversion to depicting violent and gruesome imagery such as mangled bodies. Instead, the focus lies on the method rather than the end result, highlighting the speaker's fascination with the intricacies and intrigue of using poisons as a means of storytelling.

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By Agatha Christie

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