Peril at End House Quotes

“Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking."
"An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“I always think loyalty's such a tiresome virtue. ”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“You have a tendency, Hastings, to prefer the least likely. That, no doubt, is from reading too many detective stories.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“Evil never goes unpunished, Monsieur. But the punishment is sometimes secret.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“If only-if only, Hastings, you would part your hair in the middle instead of at the side! What a difference it would make to the symmetry of your appearance. And your moustache. If you must have a moustache, let it be a real moustache-a thing of beauty such as mine.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“Really, my friend! But I will not sit back and say ‘le bon Dieu has arranged everything, I will not interfere.’ Because I am convinced that le bon Dieu created Hercule Poirot for the express purpose of interfering. It is my métier.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“Of course. I understand."
"One of your brilliant mentality could not fail to do so, Hastings.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“Poirot looked at me meditatively. “You have an extraordinary effect on me, Hastings. You have so strongly the flair in the wrong direction that I am almost tempted to go by it! You are that wholly admirable type of man, honest, credulous, honourable, who is invariably taken in by any scoundrel. You are the type of man who invests in doubtful oil fields, and non-existent gold mines. From hundreds like you, the swindler makes his daily bread. Ah, well—I shall study this Commander Challenger. You have awakened my doubts.” “My dear Poirot,” I cried, angrily. “You are perfectly absurd. A man who has knocked about the world like I have—” “Never learns,” said Poirot, sadly. “It is amazing—but there it is.” “Do you suppose I’d have made a success of my ranch out in the Argentine if I were the kind of credulous fool you make out?” “Do not enrage yourself, mon ami. You have made a great success of it—you and your wife.” “Bella,” I said, “always goes by my judgement.” “She is as wise as she is charming,” said Poirot. “Let us not quarrel my friend. See, there ahead of us, it says Mott’s Garage. That, I think, is the garage mentioned by Mademoiselle Buckley. A few inquiries will soon give us the truth of that little matter.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“I know—I know. To all of us, Mademoiselle, there comes a time when death is preferable to life. But it passes—sorrow passes and grief. You cannot believe that now, I know.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“They say of me: ‘That is Hercule Poirot!—The great—the unique!—There was never anyone like him, there never will be!’ Eh bien—I am satisfied. I ask no more. I am modest.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“It seemed longer and redder than any car could be. It had a long gleaming bonnet of polished metal.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“Because, my friend, the more prosaic explanation is nearly always more probable.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“I wouldn’t like to deprive you of the pleasure of being clever at my expense!”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“I was glad I had been brilliant, but I did not want to think of anything complex. I wanted to go to sleep.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“Never give in! That’s my motto. Don’t think of trouble and trouble won’t come!”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“To play the comedy successfully, you must put the heart into it.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“Courage, Mademoiselle. There is always something to live for.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“Nick seems very well and gay”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“Poirot var og ble en urokkelig tilhenger av den kontinentale form for frokost. Han ble helt ute av seg over å se meg sette til livs egg og bacon, - så sa han iallfall. Derfor spiste han da også frokost bestående av kaffe og rundstykker, mens jeg hadde min frihet til å begynne dagen alene med engelskmannens tradisjonelle egg og bacon og marmelade.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“Pas encore. Qa m'amuse."
"Really, Poirot!"
"Yes, my friend. I grow old and childish, do I not?”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“There aren’t many abbreviations of Frederica,” I said. “It’s not like Margaret where you can have half a dozen—Maggie, Margot, Madge, Peggie—”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“tell you, Hastings. This is all very black—very black.” “Always darkest before dawn,” I said reassuringly.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“Poirot,” I said. “I have been thinking.” “An admirable exercise, my friend. Continue it.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“Years since I’ve seen you, Moosior Poirot. Thought you were growing vegetable marrows in the country.” “I tried, Japp, I tried. But even when you grow vegetable marrows you cannot get away from murder.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“Captain Seton had, I understand, made a will before leaving England?” “If you can call it a will—yes,” said Mr. Whitfield, with strong distaste. “It is legal?” “It is perfectly legal. The intention of the testator is plain and it is properly witnessed. Oh, yes, it is legal.” “But you do not approve of it?” “My dear sir, what are we for?” I had often wondered. Having once had occasion to make a perfectly simple will myself. I had been appalled at the length and verbiage that resulted from my solicitor’s office.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“his objection to golf as a game “shapeless and haphazard,” whose only redeeming feature was the tee boxes!”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“You must be more careful Mademoiselle. He is out of date you comprehend. He just returned from those great clear open spaces, etc., and he has yet to learn the language of nowadays.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“Dad used to kill pigs when he worked on a farm. Didn’t you, Dad? I seen a pig killed. I liked it.” “Young ’uns like to see pigs killed,” said the man, as though stating one of the unalterable facts of nature.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“Providence,” I murmured. “Ah! mon ami, I would not put on the shoulders of the good God the burden of men’s wrongdoing. You say that in your Sunday morning voice of thankfulness—without reflecting that what you are really saying is that le bon Dieu has killed Miss Maggie Buckley.” “Really, Poirot!” “Really, my friend! But I will not sit back and say ‘le bon Dieu has arranged everything, I will not interfere.’ Because I am convinced that le bon Dieu created Hercule Poirot for the express purpose of interfering. It is my métier.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

“That is your romantic mind, Hastings. The wicked solicitor. A familiar figure in fiction. If as well as being a solicitor he has an impassive face, it makes the matter almost certain.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House