Blunt Quote by Agatha Christie

““What's wrong with my proposition?" Poirot rose. "If you will forgive me for being personal - I do not like your face.””

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“I'm afraid I always find Shakespeare terribly dreary. All those long scenes where everybody is drunk and it's supposed to be funny.”

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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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“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…

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It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story.

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