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Quotes from Death on the Nile — Agatha Christie

1890–1976

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But to succeed in life every detail should be arranged well beforehand.

Death on the Nile (1937)

How true is the saying that man was forced to invent work in order to escape the strain of having to think.

Death on the Nile (1937)

“You do well. Method and order, they are everything,” replied Poirot.

Death on the Nile (1937)

“Darling,” she drawled, “won’t that be rather tiresome? If any misfortunes happen to my friends I always drop them at once! It sounds heartless, but it saves such a lot of trouble later!”

Death on the Nile (1937)

It was a very British and utterly unconvincing performance.

Death on the Nile (1937)

I'm used to that. It often seems to me that's all detective work is — wiping out your false starts and beginning again.

Death on the Nile (1937)

“There’s no reason why women shouldn’t behave like rational beings,” said Simon stolidly.
Poirot said dryly:
“Quite frequently they do. That is even more upsetting!”

Death on the Nile (1937)

“It’s so dreadfully easy — killing people… And you begin to feel that it doesn’t matter… That it’s only you that matters! It’s dangerous — that.”

Death on the Nile (1937)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Agatha Christie (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.