Dr Reilly
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Believe me, nurse, the difficulty of beginning will be nothing to the difficulty of knowing how to stop. At least that's the way it is with me when I have to make a speech. Someone's got to catch hold of my coat-tails and pull me down by main force.
— Agatha Christie
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Believe me, nurse, the difficulty of beginning will be nothing to the difficulty of knowing how to stop. At least that's the way it is with me when I have to make a speech. Someone's got to catch hold of my coat-tails and pull me down by main force." in the context of "Dr Reilly" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Agatha Christie" (Quotes, Murder in Mesopotamia (1936))
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About Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English author of detective fiction.
About Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English author of detective fiction.
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