Poirot Quote by Agatha Christie

It is the brain, the little gray cells on which one must rely. One must seek the truth within--not without." ~ Poirot

— 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…

— Agatha Christie

“A statesman in these days has a difficult task. He has to pursue the policy he deems advantageous to his country, but he has…

— Agatha Christie

“For somewhere," said Poirot to himself, indulging in an absolute riot of mixed metaphors, "there is in the hay a needle, and among the…

— Agatha Christie

“Put that in your mustache and smoke it.”

— Agatha Christie

“Don't you know, you idiot, that that is what every fool of a woman says about her child? Miss Bulstrode's thoughts.”

— Agatha Christie

“Hercule Poirot spread out his hands in his most foreign manner.”

— Agatha Christie

“Well,” said Adam, as Poirot went out. “First girls’ knees, and now draughtsmanship! What next, I wonder!”

— Agatha Christie

“Oh, my friend, have I not said to you all along that I have no proofs. It is one thing to know that a…

— Agatha Christie

“Do you believe in the value of truth, my dear, or don’t you?” “Of course I believe in the truth,” said Rhoda, staring. “Yes,…

— Agatha Christie

“The expected has happened, and when the expected happens, it always causes me emotion.”

— Agatha Christie

“Ah, mais c'est Anglais ca," he murmured, "everything in black and white, everything clear cut and well defined. But life, it is not like…

— Agatha Christie

“Everyone is a potential murderer-in everyone there arises from time to time the wish to kill-though not the will to kill.”

— Agatha Christie

“Miss Bulstrode had another faculty which demonstrated her superiority over most other women. She could listen.”

— Agatha Christie

“These blondes, sir, they're responsible for a lot of trouble.”

— Agatha Christie