“Don’t go,” said Cedric. “Murder has made you practically one of the family.” — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“You're a man milliner, Poirot. I never notice what people have on." "You should join a nudist colony” — 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… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“Lies--and again lies--it amazes me, the amount of lies we had told to us this morning." "There are more still to discover,"… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“I enrage myself with an imbecile. I say, 'I would like to kick him.' Instead I kick the table. I say, 'This… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“But when a man is really in love he can't help looking like a sheep. Now whenever that young man looked he… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“I'm not the head of Scotland Yard," said Mrs. Oliver, retreating from dangerous ground. "I'm a private individual -" "Oh, you're not… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“You surprise me, Hastings. Do you not know that all celebrated detectives have brothers who would be even more celebrated than they… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“You don't appreciate a faithful husband when you've got one,' said Tommy. 'All my friends tell me you never know with husbands,'… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“At all events, let us examine the position from the point of view of murder, not suicide." "Oh, all right. If you… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“If there were only any peace in Egypt I should like it better," said Mrs. Allerton. "But you can never be alone… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“He was a man of whom nearly everybody was a little afraid. Why this last was so can hardly be stated in… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“For somewhere," said Poirot to himself, indulging in an absolute riot of mixed metaphors, "there is in the hay a needle, and… — 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… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“... Good gracious, Jerry, you'll probably have to marry the girl.' Joanna was half serious, half laughing. It was at that moment… — 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
