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It seems odd that as far as I know nobody has yet been murdered for having too perfect a character! And yet perfection is undoubtedly an irritating thing!

And suddenly one of those moments of intense happiness came to her--a sense of the loveliness of the world--of her own intense enjoyment of that world.

and proceeding to follow the example of the devil in quoting Scripture for his own ends I added: "She looketh to the ways of her household….

His poems have no capital letters in them, which is, I believe, the essence of modernity.

Nurse Leatheran has been giving me valuable information about the various members of the expedition. Incidentally I have learnt a good deal - about the victim. And the victim, mademoiselle, is very often the clue to the mystery.

She looked at nobody, but just before she went out, she raised her eyes and took a speedy glance at me. There was something in that looks that startled me - though it was difficult to describe why. There was malice in it, and a curious intimate knowledge. I felt that, without effort, and almost without curiosity, she had known exactly what thoughts were in my mind.

The supernatural seems supernatural. But the science of tomorrow is the supernatural of today.

A slightly uncommon condition of the some-long-word. Nothing at all serious, but it just needs putting right. A simple treatment.

A malformation of the grey cells may coincide quite easily with the face of a Madonna.

She's had a long life of experience in noticing evil, fancying evil, suspecting evil and going forth to do battle with evil.

It was very like a dream. Like all dreamers, however, I could not let my dream alone. We poor humans are so anxious not to miss anything.

I disdained to argue, and entrenched my curiosity behind a rampart of pretended indifference.

There was a moment's stupefied silence. Japp, who was the least surprised of any of us, was the first to speak.

Oh dear, I never realized what a terrible lot of explaining one has to do in a murder!

With more insight into the English character, I poured out a stiff whisky and soda and placed it in front of the gloomy inspector.

Poor Joanna's handwriting is rather noticeable?sprawls about all over the envelope like an inebriated spider.

There you are, Ariadne," said Robin. "The whole plot of your next novel presented to you. All you'll have to do is work in a few false clues, and—of course—do the actual writing.

Poirot realized with a momentary flicker of amusement that he had not made himself popular by his critical attitude. Linnet was used to unqualified admiration of all she was or did. Hercule Poirot had sinned noticeably against this creed. Mrs Allerton, joining him,

I have had a long experience in the compilation of statistics. From that experience I can assure you that in 87% of cases dishonesty does not pay.

Popular feeling is very often sentimental, muddle-headed, and eminently unsound, but it cannot be disregarded for all that.

Précisément! The body—the cage—is everything of the most respectable—but through the bars, the wild animal looks out.

Dyspepsia is responsible for many a reputation for romantic melancholy or ungovernable rages.

Good morning, mademoiselle. Yes, it is as you say. You now behold a detective—a great detective, I may say—in the act of detecting!

Is there a common denominator? I wonder. You know, if there is, I should be inclined to say it is vanity.