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The whole of our civilization is one network of little intrigues, some harmless, others serious, all going on in the dark just under the surface. A crime calls the attention of the community to one point, and the searchlight of public
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“One of the marks of a truly great mind, I had discovered, is the ability to feign stupidity on demand.”
― The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
― The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
“She reflected she must be completely besotted with Peter, if his laughter could hallow an aspidistra.”
― Busman's Honeymoon
― Busman's Honeymoon
“Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
“It is among the more pointless of my habits: wondering what I ought to do when there is no doubt about what I am going to do.”
― The Monogram Murders
― The Monogram Murders
“It would not have done Poirot any good whatever to state that his wishes were the precise opposite of hers in this respect. Nothing fascinated him more than the private passions of strangers he would probably never meet again.”
― The Monogram Murders
― The Monogram Murders
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