An appreciative listener is always stimulating.

And, of course, afterwards -- one always hears these things afterwards, so much better if one heard them before -- we found out that dozens of empty brandy bottles were taken out of the house every week!

Everybody said, "Follow your heart". I did, it got broken

You are the patient one, Mademoiselle,' said Poirot to Miss Debenham. She shrugged her shoulders slightly. 'What else can one do?' You are a philosopher, Mademoiselle.' That implies a detached attitude. I think my attitude is more selfish. I have learned to save myself useless emotion.

Hasting - There are times when it is one's duty to assert oneself.

The whole thing was like a nine-month ocean voyage to which you never got acclimatized.

You want beauty,' said Hercules Poirot. 'Beauty at any price. For me, it is truth. I want always truth.