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Once I went professionally to an archaeological expedition- and I learnt something there. In the course of an excavation, when something comes up out ...more

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To know when to use the truth is the essence of successful deception

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If Hori were to die, I should not forget! Hori is a song in my heart for ever... That means-that there is no more death...

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Please don't be too prejudiced against the poor thing because she's a liar. I do really believe that, like so many liars, there is a real substratum o...more

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Do you believe in the value of truth, my dear, or don’t you?”“Of course I believe in the truth,” said Rhoda, staring.“Yes, you say that, but perhaps y...more

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It often seems to me that's all detective work is, wiping out your false starts and beginning again.""Yes, it is very true, that. And it is just what ...more

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For, once there's a death, one doesn't like to think there's been harsh words spoken and no chance of taking them back.

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No one human being knows the full truth about another human being. Not even one's nearest and dearest.

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At the small table, sitting very upright, was one of the ugliest old ladies he had ever seen. It was an ugliness of distinction - it fascinated rather...more

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You've a pretty good nerve," said Ratchett. "Will twenty thousand dollars tempt you?"It will not."If you're holding out for more, you won't get it. I ...more

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The great thing in these cases is to keep an absolutely open mind. Most crimes, you see, are so absurdly simple.

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The longer the time that has elapsed, the more things fall into proportion. One sees them in their true relationship to one another.

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The evidence of history is against you. The contemporary historian never writes such a true history as the historian of a later generation. It is a qu...more