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By May 16, as Stephen was stepping onto the train at Paddington to start his two-day journey to Cornwall, the comet was a mere 12 million miles away and things were beginning to get out of hand.
“Alas," murmured Poirot to his mustaches, "that one can only eat three times a day ...”
― Mrs. McGinty's Dead
― Mrs. McGinty's Dead
“...I think we are well-advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind's door at 4 a.m. of a bad night and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends. We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget. We forget the loves and the betrayals alike, forget what we whispered and what we screamed, forget who we were.”
― Slouching Towards Bethlehem
― Slouching Towards Bethlehem
“Looking out of the window at the infinite sky, I prayed out, 'Dear Baby Jesus, I am sorry for my sin, even though I do not know what they are, which seems a bit unfair if it is going to be held against me. But that is your way. And I am not questioning your wisdomosity. In future, however, would it be possible for my life to be not so entirely crap? Thank you.”
― Away Laughing on a Fast Camel
― Away Laughing on a Fast Camel
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