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Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28) QUOTES

Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28) QUOTES

1 " I have always noticed that these artists and writers are very unbalanced "

― Agatha Christie , Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28)

2 " I mean, what can you say about how you write your books? What I mean is, first you've got to think of something, and then when you've thought of it you've got to force yourself to sit down and write it. That's all." ~ Mrs. Oliver "

― Agatha Christie , Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28)

3 " I mean, what can you say about how you write books? What I mean is, first you’ve got to think of something, and when you’ve thought of it you’ve got to force yourself to sit down and write it. That’s all. It would have taken me just three minutes to explain that, and then the Talk would have been ended and everyone would have been very fed up. I can’t imagine why everybody is always so keen for authors to talk about writing. I should have thought it was an author’s business to write, not talk. "

― Agatha Christie , Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28)

4 " Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, ease after war, death after life, doth greatly please… "

― Agatha Christie , Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28)

5 " I can’t imagine why everybody’s so keen for authors to talk about writing. I should have thought it was an authors business to write, not talk. "

― Agatha Christie , Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28)

6 " If the foundations are rotten - everything's rotten. "

― Agatha Christie , Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28)

7 " Are you still there monsieur Poirot?” Demanded Mrs. Oliver. At the same time, the operator requested more money. With these formalities completed, Poirot spoke once more.
“Are you still there Madame?”
“I’M still here.” Said Mrs. Oliver. “And don’t let’s waste any more money asking each other if we’re there. What is it? "

― Agatha Christie , Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28)

8 " If the foundations are rotten—everything’s rotten. "

― Agatha Christie , Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28)

9 " Bland reflected that the local verdict seemed to be the comfortable and probably agelong one of attributing every tragic occurrence to unspecified foreigners. "

― Agatha Christie , Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28)

10 " Men get killed and nobody minds. "

― Agatha Christie , Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28)

11 " I’m not very good at telling things. I mean if I write things, I get them perfectly clear, but if I talk, it always sounds the most frightful muddle. "

― Agatha Christie , Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28)

12 " It is necessary to tell a woman at least once a week, and preferably three or four times, that we love her; and that it is also wise to bring her a few flowers, to pay her a few compliments, to tell her that she looks well in her new dress or new hat. "

― Agatha Christie , Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28)

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

― Agatha Christie , Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28)

14 " He went slowly out of the boat house, unhappy and displeased with himself. He, Hurcule Poirot, had been summoned to prevent a murder and he had not prevented it. It had happened. What was even more humiliating was that he had no real ideas, even now, as to what has actually happened. It was ignominious. And tomorrow, he must return to London, defeated. His ego was seriously deflated. Even his mustache drooped. "

― Agatha Christie , Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28)

15 " I’d of made the most awful fool of myself. I mean, what can you say about how you write books? Oh, what I mean is, first you’ve got to think of something, when you’ve thought of it, you’ve got to force yourself to sit down and write it, that’s all. It would have taken me just three minutes to explain that and then the talk would have been ended and everyone would have been very fed up. "

― Agatha Christie , Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28)

16 " E Bland considerò che il verdetto della gente del villaggio pareva proprio quello, comodo e vecchio come il mondo, di attribuire ogni tragico avvenimento a qualche straniero non meglio identificato. "

― Agatha Christie , Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #28)