Quotes About Clarity

To separate the main issue from the side issues is the first task of the orderly mind.

He has a kind of genius for going to the root of the matter, and right up to the end no one has any idea of what he is really thinking.

Look at the moon up there. You see her very plainly, don't you? She's very real. But if the sun were to shine you wouldn't be able to see her at all. It was rather like that. I was the moon…When the sun came out, Simon couldn't see me any more…He was dazzled. He couldn't see anything but the sun–Linnet.

Los ojos ven, a veces lo que se ha querido que vieran.

It is always easier, Madame, to tell a thing to someone who already has a very good idea of what it is.

Emily laughed. Bending over she kissed the old lady. 'Don't pretend to be an idiot,' she said. 'You know perfectly well which it is.

It makes one feel such a fool," said Mrs. Oliver, ruefully, "not to be able to be definite.

Nothing. An idea that has just occurred to me. I must go home and think things out thoroughly. Do you know, I believe I have been extremely stupid—almost incredibly so." "I find that hard to believe," I said gallantly

Miss Marple is not the type of elderly lady who makes mistakes. She has got an uncanny knack of being always right.

often wonder why the whole world is so prone to generalize. Generalizations are seldom if ever true and are usually utterly inaccurate.

No. It is always better to face the truth. It is no use evading unhappiness by tampering with facts.

If one approaches a problem with order and method there should be no difficulty in solving it—none whatever,' said Poirot severely.

Progress by elimination," said Sir Charles.

I don't think. I know.

I have been wondering—whether it might perhaps be all much simpler than we suppose. Murders so often are quite simple—with an obvious rather sordid motive….

Presently, when we are calmer, we will arrange the facts, neatly, each in his proper place. We will examine — and reject. Those of importance we will put on one side; those of no importance, pouf!" — he screwed up his cherub-like face, and puffed comically enough — "blow them away!

What you've been saying. It's just words. It doesn't mean anything.

If you would use your grey cells, and see the whole case clearly as I do, you too would perceive it, my friend.

Think, my friend," said Poirot's voice encouragingly. "Arrange your ideas. Be methodical. Be orderly. There is the secret of success.

David Emmott spoke clearly and concisely in his pleasant soft American voice.

She went out of the window again. Griselda turned to Miss Marple. "Why did you step on my foot?" The old lady was smiling. "I thought you were going to say something, my dear. And it is often so much better to let things develop on their own lines. I don't think, you know, that that child is half so vague as she pretends to be. She's got a very definite idea in her head and she's acting upon it.

Poirot said gravely: "He is not very rapid, the good Battle. He gets there slowly, but he does get there in the end, madame.

Hate me a little if you will. But I think you are one of those who would rather look truth in the face than live in a fool's paradise; and you might not have lived in it so very long.

Il peggio è spesso la verità.