Quotes About Perception

If you will forgive me for being personal—I do not like your face, M. Ratchett,' Poirot said.

Race nodded. He had only met George's wife once. He had thought her a singularly lovely nitwit—but certainly not a melancholic type.

Lydia said sharply: "No. Evil is not only in ones mind — evil exists. You seem to have no consciousness of the evilness in the world. I have. I can feel it.

La verità è che la maggior parte della gente, non esclusi i poliziotti, si fida troppo di questo mondo perverso. Crede troppo a quanto viene loro raccontato. Io no. Mi dispiace, ma io voglio sempre rendermi conto personalmente delle cose.

She breathed an enormous sigh, looked at Poirot, Looked away, and suddenly blurted out, "You're too old. Nobody told me you were so old. I really don't want to be rude but - there it is. You're too old. I'm really sorry." She turned abruptly and blundered out of the room, rather like a desperate moth in lamplight. Poirot, his mouth open, heard the bang of the front door. He ejaculated: "Non d'un nom d'un nom...

Un pò difficile capire come stavano le cose quando c'era di mezzo Elinor. In realtà non rivelava mai molto di ciò che pensava o sentiva. E questo gli piaceva in lei. Perché detestava le persone che vuotavano il sacco, e rivelavano subito le proprie opinioni o manifestavano i propri sentimenti...le persone che davano praticamente per scontato che l'interlocutore desiderasse sapere com'era articolato il loro meccanismo interiore. Il riserbo era sempre stato più interessante.

You see," he said sadly, "you have no instincts." "It was intelligence you were requiring just now," I pointed out. "The two often go together," said Poirot enigmatically.

we all have an exaggerated idea of our own personalities and don't recognize the truth if it's sufficiently brutally portrayed...

You don't stop being in love with anyone because you get old. People like Derek and Deborah think you do. They can't imagine anyone who isn't young being in love.

Truth," she said, "is seldom romantic.

My dear Bobby, did I understand you to say that someone had offered you a thousand a year? A thousand?" "Holed it in one, Dad," said Bobby. "It's impossible," said the Vicar. Bobby was not hurt by this frank incredulity. His estimate of his own monetary value differed little from that of his father. "They must be complete mutts," he agreed heartily.

That's different. She's a woman, and women act in that silly way. I'm not saying she did it for a moment. She heard he was accused and she trumped up a story. I'm used to that sort of game. You wouldn't believe the fool things I've known women do.

I do really believe that, like so many liars, there is a real substratum of truth behind her lies.

But you didn't like him?" "Shall we put it that I don't care very much for Americans, sir." "Have you ever been in America?" "No, sir.

Everybody is very much alike, really. But fortunately, perhaps, they don't realize it.

People take you at your own valuation.

Philip Lombard, summing up the girl opposite in a mere flash of his quick moving eyes thought to himself:

You're apt to be done down if you speak nothing but good American.

Men are like that... They remain boys...

Las mujeres observan de un modo inconsciente mil detalles íntimos, sin saber lo que hacen. Sus subconscientes mezclan esas cositas unas con otras y a eso le llaman intuición.

Ma non aveva mai tenuto conto della natura umana. Aveva sempre considerato le persone come casi da trattare e problemi da risolvere. Non aveva mai capito che ciascun essere umano era diverso, aveva le proprie idiosincrasie, avrebbe reagito diversamente. Già allora l'aveva ammonita a non aspettarsi troppo. Ma lei si era sempre aspettata troppo, anche se non voleva ammetterlo, e così era sempre rimasta delusa.

Married a man who wasn't much good. I'd say she never had much judgment when it came to men. Some women haven't. They fall for anyone who tells them a hard-luck story. Always convinced that all the man needs is proper female understanding. That, once married to her, he'll pull up his socks and make a go of life! But of course that type of man never does.

Os elefantes não esquecem-disse a senhora Oliver-,mas nós somos seres humanos e temos a capacidade de esquecer." Os elefantes não se esquecem.

You really have the best opinion of yourself of anyone I ever knew!' I cried, divided between amusement and annoyance.