Martina

“what is often called an intuition is really an impression based on logical deduction or experience.”
― Agatha Christie, The ABC Murders

“Speech, so a wise old Frenchman said to me once, is an invention of man's to prevent him from thinking.”
― Agatha Christie, The A.B.C. Murders

“Exactly, Hastings. And that is where the gambler (and the murderer, who is, after all, only a supreme kind of gambler since what he risks is not his money but his life) often lacks intelligent anticipation. Because he has won he thinks he will continue to win! He does not leave the tables in good time with his pockets full. So in crime the murderer who is successful cannot conceive the possibility of not being successful! He takes to himself all the credit for a successful performance--but I tell you, my friends, however carefully planned no crime can be successful without luck!”
― Agatha Christie, The A.B.C. Murders

“Any faith served man only as a crutch supporting him.”
― Dmitry Glukhovsky, Metro 2033