"Poirot is a classic character from fiction, not……" — Sophie Hannah
"Poirot is a classic character from fiction, not a MacBook Air; he would not benefit from updates."
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18 Quotes by Sophie Hannah
Sophie Hannah has 18 quotes on this site.
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We manufacture anger to give ourselves the illusion of power when we feel weak and helpless.
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But we'll stumble on, she and I, into our messy future. And we'll have each other.
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Lies were lethal, however honourable the intentions of the liar. They deprived people of the opportunity to know the basic…
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I never do enjoy my breaks, long or short...I look forward to them intensely, but as soon as they begin,…
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Weak people always attack strong people - it's safer. It's weak people who are dangerous, who lash out uncontrollably and…
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You can always, and easily, give somebody the gift of hope and faith, even in the midst of despair.
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Only Agatha Christie can write like Agatha Christie.
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All through childhood, I wrote verses and mysteries. There is, for me, one connection: structure. My poetry is metrical, rhyming.
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Cambridge is heaven, I am convinced it is the nicest place in the world to live. As you walk round,…
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I am a fellow commoner at Lucy Cavendish College. My husband used to be a lecturer at Leeds University, and…
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Most crime fiction plots are not ambitious enough for me. I want something really labyrinthine with clues and puzzles that…
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I was working as a secretary in Manchester and thought I would always do that. Then I got this letter…
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More Air Quotes
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Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the…
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Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the ceremonious air of gloom -…
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On some summer days in New York City, the air hangs thickly visible, like the combined exhalations of eight million…
— Diane Ackerman
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It's much easier to wear a Chairman Mao button and shake your fists in the air and all that, then…
— Lester Bangs
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Let us never forget this: since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of…
— Stanley Baldwin
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Lexington did launch its air group when a Japanese carrier was reported.
— Jack Adams
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Kisses, even to the air, are beautiful.
— Drew Barrymore
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I love roller coasters that make my stomach drop. One ride in Las Vegas, the Big Shot, straps you into…
— Drew Barrymore
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Obviously, the young dancers lack a certain air of maturity.
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
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The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.
— Alexander Graham Bell
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A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and…
— Clive Bell
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When friendship disappears then there is a space left open to that awful loneliness of the outside world which is…
— Hilaire Belloc
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