--- title: "21 Said Poirot Quotes By Agatha Christie" description: "21 Said Poirot quotes by Agatha Christie. Plus more from Agatha Christie and more Said Poirot sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/agatha-christie-154_business_say-gentlemen-this-business-is-getting-o_375042.jpg" --- > [“Say, gentlemen, this business is getting on my nerves. Murder and the snow and all, and nothing doing. Just hanging about and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/say-gentlemen-this-business-is-getting-on-my-nerves-murder-and-the/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/agatha-christie-154_business_say-gentlemen-this-business-is-getting-o_375042.jpg) > [And yet," said Poirot, "suppose an accident-" "Ah, no, my friend-" "From your point of view it would be regrettable, I agree.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/and-yet-said-poirot-suppose-an-accident-ah-no-my-friend-from-your/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89a/agatha-christie-154_accidents_and-yet-said-poirot-suppose-an-accident_1348825.jpg) > [“Lies--and again lies--it amazes me, the amount of lies we had told to us this morning." "There are more still to discover,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/lies-and-again-lies-it-amazes-me-the-amount-of-lies-we-had-told-to-us/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/agatha-christie-154_humor_lies-and-again-lies-it-amazes-me-the-amo_1476466.jpg) > [“Ah, yes,’ said Poirot. He was reflecting, and not for the first time, that seen from the back, shorts were becoming to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/ah-yes-said-poirot-he-was-reflecting-and-not-for-the-first-time-that/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2f/agatha-christie-154_first-time_ah-yes-said-poirot-he-was-reflecting-and_304983.jpg) > [“Blowpipes and darts——heathen, I call it,” said Mrs. Mitchell. “You are right,” said Poirot, addressing her with a flattering air of being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/blowpipes-and-darts-heathen-i-call-it-said-mrs-mitchell-you-are-right/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d09/agatha-christie-154_civility_blowpipes-and-darts-heathen-i-call-it-sa_707074.jpg) > [“And most conveniently she leaves her handkerchief behind!” said Poirot. “Exactly as it happens in the books and on the films—and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/and-most-conveniently-she-leaves-her-handkerchief-behind-said-poirot/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f58/agatha-christie-154_books_and-most-conveniently-she-leaves-her-han_833909.jpg) > [“I like to see an angry Englishman," said Poirot. "They are very amusing. The more emotional they feel the less command they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/i-like-to-see-an-angry-englishman-said-poirot-they-are-very-amusing/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec8/agatha-christie-154_anger_i-like-to-see-an-angry-englishman-said-p_12885.jpg) > [Who are you? You don't belong to the police?' 'I am better than the police,' said Poirot. He said it without conscious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/who-are-you-you-don-t-belong-to-the-police-i-am-better-than-the/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ea/agatha-christie-154_arrogance_who-are-you-you-don-t-belong-to-the-poli_891473.jpg) > [“What are you going to do?’ ‘I am going to visit these five people-and from each one I am going to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/what-are-you-going-to-do-i-am-going-to-visit-these-five-people-and/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caa/agatha-christie-154_quote_what-are-you-going-to-do-i-am-going-to-v_1026727.jpg) > [“For somewhere," said Poirot to himself, indulging in an absolute riot of mixed metaphors, "there is in the hay a needle, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/for-somewhere-said-poirot-to-himself-indulging-in-an-absolute-riot-of/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/419/agatha-christie-154_hercule-poirot_for-somewhere-said-poirot-to-himself-ind_1817358.jpg) > [“Mr. Satterthwaite looked cheered. Suddenly an idea struck him. His jaw fell. "My goodness," he cried, "I've only just realized it! That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/mr-satterthwaite-looked-cheered-suddenly-an-idea-struck-him-his-jaw/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98a/agatha-christie-154_funny_mr-satterthwaite-looked-cheered-suddenly_37138.jpg) > [“...A brave new world. There isn't anything really like that, is there?" "You don't believe in it?" "Do you?" "There is always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/a-brave-new-world-there-isn-t-anything-really-like-that-is-there-you/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/agatha-christie-154_brave-new-world_a-brave-new-world-there-isn-t-anything-r_1175328.jpg) > [“Are you really a detective, then?” “At your service, Madame.” “I thought there were no detectives on the train when it passed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/are-you-really-a-detective-then-at-your-service-madame-i-thought/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e6/agatha-christie-154_fitness_are-you-really-a-detective-then-at-your_2074730.jpg) > [“About Miss Debenham," he said rather awkwardly. "You can take it from me that she's all right. She's a pukka sahib. "What,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/about-miss-debenham-he-said-rather-awkwardly-you-can-take-it-from-me/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bc/agatha-christie-154_quote_about-miss-debenham-he-said-rather-awkwa_1091299.jpg) > [“Poirot's eyes opened. "That is great ferocity," he said. "It is a woman," said the chef de train, speaking for the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/poirot-s-eyes-opened-that-is-great-ferocity-he-said-it-is-a-woman/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd7/agatha-christie-154_first-time_poirot-s-eyes-opened-that-is-great-feroc_2335775.jpg) > [“And then?" "And then," said Poirot. "We will talk! Je vous assure, Hastings - there is nothing so dangerous for anyone who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/and-then-and-then-said-poirot-we-will-talk-je-vous-assure-hastings/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c69/agatha-christie-154_communication_and-then-and-then-said-poirot-we-will-ta_2615530.jpg) > [“and endless inconvenience. But have I not heard you say often that to solve a case a man has only to lie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/and-endless-inconvenience-but-have-i-not-heard-you-say-often-that-to/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/agatha-christie-154_faith_and-endless-inconvenience-but-have-i-not_2383439.jpg) > [“Life can be very terrible," he said. "One needs much courage." "To kill oneself? yes, I suppose one does." "Also to live,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/life-can-be-very-terrible-he-said-one-needs-much-courage-to-kill/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/agatha-christie-154_courage_life-can-be-very-terrible-he-said-one-ne_2937900.jpg) > [“In fact,' said Poirot, 'she stabbed him in the dark, not realising that he was dead already, but somehow deduced that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/in-fact-said-poirot-she-stabbed-him-in-the-dark-not-realising-that-he/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52b/agatha-christie-154_humour_in-fact-said-poirot-she-stabbed-him-in-t_2011575.jpg) > [“ Mon ami ,' said Poirot with dignity, 'when I commit a murder it will not be with the arrow poison of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/mon-ami-said-poirot-with-dignity-when-i-commit-a-murder-it-will-not/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/agatha-christie-154_agatha-christie_mon-ami-said-poirot-with-dignity-when-i_447706.jpg) > [“What,” asked Dr. Constantine with interest, “does a pukka sahib mean?” “It means,” said Poirot, “that Miss Debenham’s father and brothers were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/what-asked-dr-constantine-with-interest-does-a-pukka-sahib-mean-it/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2a/agatha-christie-154_father-and-brother_what-asked-dr-constantine-with-interest_1132260.jpg) ## More by Agatha Christie > [One must accept the fact that we have only one companion in this world, a companion who accompanies us from the cradle to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/one-must-accept-the-fact-that-we-have-only-one-companion-in-this/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) > [“I like to see an angry Englishman," said Poirot. "They are very amusing. The more emotional they feel the less command they have of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/i-like-to-see-an-angry-englishman-said-poirot-they-are-very-amusing/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) > [“Now, as I expect you know, there is nothing more cruel than talk, and there is nothing more difficult to combat. When people say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/now-as-i-expect-you-know-there-is-nothing-more-cruel-than-talk-and/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/a-child-says-thank-god-for-my-good-dinner-what-can-i-say-at-seventy/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) > [“I'm afraid I always find Shakespeare terribly dreary. All those long scenes where everybody is drunk and it's supposed to be funny.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/i-m-afraid-i-always-find-shakespeare-terribly-dreary-all-those-long/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) > [“Either her dream had taken a very odd turn or else - or else Mary had really rushed into the room and had said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/either-her-dream-had-taken-a-very-odd-turn-or-else-or-else-mary-had/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) > [“Every murderer is probably somebody’s old friend,” observed Poirot philosophically. “You cannot mix up sentiment and reason.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/every-murderer-is-probably-somebody-s-old-friend-observed-poirot/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/well-of-course-it-was-not-any-of-my-business-but-you-get-very-queer/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/mr-satterthwaite-looked-cheered-suddenly-an-idea-struck-him-his-jaw/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) > [“The old gentleman refuses to have the telephone which he regards as a device of the devil, and on a par with radio, television,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/the-old-gentleman-refuses-to-have-the-telephone-which-he-regards-as-a/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/that-s-how-they-do-it-these-girls-othello-charmed-desdemona-by/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) > [It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/it-is-ridiculous-to-set-a-detective-story-in-new-york-city-new-york/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) > [“Poirot, watching him, felt suddenly a doubt--an uncomfortable twinge. Was there, here, something that he had missed? Some richness of the spirit? Sadness crept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/poirot-watching-him-felt-suddenly-a-doubt-an-uncomfortable-twinge-was/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) > [In the midst of life, we are in death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/in-the-midst-of-life-we-are-in-death/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) > [Then there are some minor points that strike me as suggestive - for instance, the position of Mrs. Hubbard's sponge bag, the name of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/then-there-are-some-minor-points-that-strike-me-as-suggestive-for/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/said-poirot/agatha-christie/#itemlist", "name": "21 Said Poirot Quotes By Agatha Christie", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Say, gentlemen, this business is getting on my nerves. 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The more emotional they feel the less command they have of language.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Agatha Christie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/i-like-to-see-an-angry-englishman-said-poirot-they-are-very-amusing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec8/agatha-christie-154_anger_i-like-to-see-an-angry-englishman-said-p_12885.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec8/agatha-christie-154_anger_i-like-to-see-an-angry-englishman-said-p_12885.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec8/agatha-christie-154_anger_i-like-to-see-an-angry-englishman-said-p_12885.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I like to see an angry Englishman,\" said Poirot. \"They are very amusing. The more emotional they feel the…” — Agatha Christie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Who are you? You don't belong to the police?' 'I am better than the police,' said Poirot. He said it without conscious arrogance. 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It will be very instructive.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Agatha Christie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/what-are-you-going-to-do-i-am-going-to-visit-these-five-people-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caa/agatha-christie-154_quote_what-are-you-going-to-do-i-am-going-to-v_1026727.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caa/agatha-christie-154_quote_what-are-you-going-to-do-i-am-going-to-v_1026727.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caa/agatha-christie-154_quote_what-are-you-going-to-do-i-am-going-to-v_1026727.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What are you going to do?’ ‘I am going to visit these five people-and from each one I am going to get his or…” — Agatha Christie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“For somewhere,\" said Poirot to himself, indulging in an absolute riot of mixed metaphors, \"there is in the hay a needle, and among the sleeping dogs there is one on whom I shall put my foot, and by shooting the arrows into the air, one will come down and hit a glass house!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Agatha Christie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/for-somewhere-said-poirot-to-himself-indulging-in-an-absolute-riot-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/419/agatha-christie-154_hercule-poirot_for-somewhere-said-poirot-to-himself-ind_1817358.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/419/agatha-christie-154_hercule-poirot_for-somewhere-said-poirot-to-himself-ind_1817358.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/419/agatha-christie-154_hercule-poirot_for-somewhere-said-poirot-to-himself-ind_1817358.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For somewhere,\" said Poirot to himself, indulging in an absolute riot of mixed metaphors, \"there is in the…” — Agatha Christie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“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 his poisoned cocktail! Anyone might have drunk it! It might have been me!\" \"There is an even more terrible possibility that you have not considered,\" said Poirot. \"Eh?\" \"It might have been me,\" said Hercule Poirot.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Agatha Christie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/mr-satterthwaite-looked-cheered-suddenly-an-idea-struck-him-his-jaw/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98a/agatha-christie-154_funny_mr-satterthwaite-looked-cheered-suddenly_37138.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98a/agatha-christie-154_funny_mr-satterthwaite-looked-cheered-suddenly_37138.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98a/agatha-christie-154_funny_mr-satterthwaite-looked-cheered-suddenly_37138.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Mr. Satterthwaite looked cheered. Suddenly an idea struck him. His jaw fell. \"My goodness,\" he cried, \"I've…” — Agatha Christie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“...A brave new world. There isn't anything really like that, is there?\" \"You don't believe in it?\" \"Do you?\" \"There is always a brave new world,\" said Poirot, \"but only, you know, for very special people. The lucky ones. The ones who carry the making of that world within themselves.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Agatha Christie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/a-brave-new-world-there-isn-t-anything-really-like-that-is-there-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/agatha-christie-154_brave-new-world_a-brave-new-world-there-isn-t-anything-r_1175328.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/agatha-christie-154_brave-new-world_a-brave-new-world-there-isn-t-anything-r_1175328.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/agatha-christie-154_brave-new-world_a-brave-new-world-there-isn-t-anything-r_1175328.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“...A brave new world. There isn't anything really like that, is there?\" \"You don't believe in it?\" \"Do you?\"…” — Agatha Christie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Are you really a detective, then?” “At your service, Madame.” “I thought there were no detectives on the train when it passed through Yugo-Slavia—not until one got to Italy.” “I am not a Yugo-Slavian detective, Madame. 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She's a pukka sahib. \"What,\" asked Dr. Constantine with interest, \"does a pukka sahib mean?\" \"It means,\" said Poirot, \"that Miss Debenham's father and brothers were at the same kind of school as Colonel Arbuthnot was.\" \"Oh!\" said Dr. Constantine, disappointed. \"Then it has nothing to do with the crime at all.\" \"Exactly,\" said Poirot.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Agatha Christie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/about-miss-debenham-he-said-rather-awkwardly-you-can-take-it-from-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bc/agatha-christie-154_quote_about-miss-debenham-he-said-rather-awkwa_1091299.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bc/agatha-christie-154_quote_about-miss-debenham-he-said-rather-awkwa_1091299.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bc/agatha-christie-154_quote_about-miss-debenham-he-said-rather-awkwa_1091299.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“About Miss Debenham,\" he said rather awkwardly. \"You can take it from me that she's all right. She's a pukka…” — Agatha Christie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 15, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Poirot's eyes opened. \"That is great ferocity,\" he said. \"It is a woman,\" said the chef de train, speaking for the first time. \"Depend upon it, it was a woman. Only a woman would stab like that.\" Dr. Constantine screwed up his face thoughtfully. \"She must have been a very strong woman,\" he said. \"It is not my desire to speak technically-that is only confusing; but I can assure you that two of the blows were delivered with such forces as to drive them through hard belts of bone and muscle.\" \"It was clearly not a scientific crime,\" said Poirot. \"It was most unscientific,\" returned Dr. Constantine. \"The blows seem to have been delivered haphazard and at random. Some have glanced off, doing hardly any damage. It is as though somebody had shut his eyes and then in a frenzy struck blindly again and again.\" \"C'est une femme,\" said the chef de train again. \"Women are like that. When they are enraged they have great strength.\" He nodded so sagely that everyone suspected a personal experience of his own.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Agatha Christie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/poirot-s-eyes-opened-that-is-great-ferocity-he-said-it-is-a-woman/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd7/agatha-christie-154_first-time_poirot-s-eyes-opened-that-is-great-feroc_2335775.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd7/agatha-christie-154_first-time_poirot-s-eyes-opened-that-is-great-feroc_2335775.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd7/agatha-christie-154_first-time_poirot-s-eyes-opened-that-is-great-feroc_2335775.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Poirot's eyes opened. \"That is great ferocity,\" he said. \"It is a woman,\" said the chef de train, speaking…” — Agatha Christie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 16, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“And then?\" \"And then,\" said Poirot. \"We will talk! Je vous assure, Hastings - there is nothing so dangerous for anyone who has something to hide as conversation! Speech, so a wise old Frenchman said to me once, is an invention of man's to prevent him from thinking. It is also an infallible means of discovering that which he wishes to hide. A human being, Hastings, cannot resist the opportunity to reveal himself and express his personality which conversation gives him. Every time he will give himself away.\" \"What do you expect Cust to tell you?\" Hercule Poirot smiled. \"A lie,\" he said. \"And by it, I shall know the truth!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Agatha Christie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/and-then-and-then-said-poirot-we-will-talk-je-vous-assure-hastings/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c69/agatha-christie-154_communication_and-then-and-then-said-poirot-we-will-ta_2615530.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c69/agatha-christie-154_communication_and-then-and-then-said-poirot-we-will-ta_2615530.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c69/agatha-christie-154_communication_and-then-and-then-said-poirot-we-will-ta_2615530.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“And then?\" \"And then,\" said Poirot. \"We will talk! Je vous assure, Hastings - there is nothing so dangerous…” — Agatha Christie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 17, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“and endless inconvenience. But have I not heard you say often that to solve a case a man has only to lie back in his chair and think? Do that. Interview the passengers on the train, view the body, examine what clues there are and then—well, I have faith in you! I am assured that it is no idle boast of yours. Lie back and think—use (as I have heard you say so often) the little grey cells of the mind—and you will know!” He leaned forward, looking affectionately at his friend. “Your faith touches me, my friend,” said Poirot emotionally. “As you say, this cannot be a difficult case. I myself, last night—but we will not speak of that now. In truth, this problem intrigues me. I was reflecting, not half an hour ago, that many hours of boredom lay ahead whilst we are stuck here. And now—a problem lies ready to my hand.” “You accept then?” said M. Bouc eagerly. “C’est entendu. You place the matter in my hands.” “Good—we are all at your service.” “To begin with, I should like a plan of the Istanbul-Calais coach, with a note of the people who occupied the several compartments, and I should also like to see their passports and their tickets.” “Michel will get you those.” The Wagon Lit conductor left the compartment. “What other passengers are there on the train?” asked Poirot. “In this coach Dr. Constantine and I”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Agatha Christie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/and-endless-inconvenience-but-have-i-not-heard-you-say-often-that-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/agatha-christie-154_faith_and-endless-inconvenience-but-have-i-not_2383439.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/agatha-christie-154_faith_and-endless-inconvenience-but-have-i-not_2383439.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/agatha-christie-154_faith_and-endless-inconvenience-but-have-i-not_2383439.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“and endless inconvenience. 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