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“It takes more than a printed notice to keep you from reality. . . . We've only one life to live.” quote by Agatha Christie — Download Open image

““It takes more than a printed notice to keep you from reality. . . . We've only one life to live.””

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“Every murderer is probably somebody’s old friend,” observed Poirot philosophically. “You cannot mix up sentiment and reason.”

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