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Her sleep was enlivened by several dreams. One where Professor Wanstead's bushy eyebrows fell off because they were not his own eyebrows, but false on...more

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Love can be a very frightening thing.”“That is why most great love stories are tragedies.

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People more often kill those they love than those they hate. Possibly because only the people you love can really make life unendurable to you.

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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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A man in love is an awful sight.

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It is romantic, yes,’ agreed Hercule Poirot. ‘It is peaceful. The sun shines. The sea is blue. But you forget, Miss Brewster, there is evil everywhere...more

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I remember one teacher there -- I can't recall her name now. She was short and spare, and I remember her eager jutting chin. Quite unexpectedly one da...more

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I like a good detective story," he said. "But, you know, they begin in the wrong place! They begin with the murder. But the murder is the end. The  st...more

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I think people more often kill those they love than those they hate. Possible because only the people you love can really make life unendurable to you...more

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It's all very well to talk like that,” said Mr. Rafiel. “We, you say? What do you think I can do about it? I can't even walk without help. How can you...more

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The truth must be quite plain, if one could just clear away the litter.

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It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.

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The Roar of the engine penetrated through Bertram's Hotel from the street outside. Colonel Luscombe perceived that Ladislaus Malinowski was one of Elv...more

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I loved her- I always loved her- no matter what she was-I wanted her safe- not shut up- a prisoner for life, eating her heart out. And we did keep her...more

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You are lucky, Renisenb. You have found the happiness that is inside everybody's own heart. To most women, happiness means coming and going, busied ov...more