“an air of infinite reluctance M. Poirot climbed aboard the train. The conductor climbed after him.” — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking." "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it. — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
Trains are wonderful… To travel by train is to see nature and human beings, towns and churches and rivers, in fact, to… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“Are you really a detective, then?” “At your service, Madame.” “I thought there were no detectives on the train when it passed… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“And has it ever occurred to you, Miss Griffith, that you would probably not be able to take a good express train… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“Presently, when the strain relaxed, Blore said: 'There are habits and habits! Mr. Lombard takes a revolver to out-of-the-way places, right enough, and a primus and a sleeping-bag and a supply of bug powder, no doubt! But habit wouldn't make him bring the whole outfit down here? It's only in books people carry revolvers around as a matter of course.'… — Agatha Christie Copy Share
I think you're begging the question," said Haydock, "and I can see looming ahead one of those terrible exercises in probability where… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“Trains are relentless things, aren't they, Monsieur Poirot? People are murdered and die, but they go on just the same. I am… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“Poirot's eyes opened. "That is great ferocity," he said. "It is a woman," said the chef de train, speaking for the first… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“and endless inconvenience. But have I not heard you say often that to solve a case a man has only to lie… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“Papa always said that in the beginning men and women roamed the world together, equal in strength - like lions and tigers… — Agatha Christie 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
