The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes.

Evil is not any superhuman, but it is HUMAN.

She was a lucky woman who had established a happy knack of writing what quite a lot of people wanted to read.

all women, without in the least meaning it, consider every man they meet as a possible husband for themselves or for their best friend.

One must accept the fact that we have only one companion in this world, a companion who accompanies us from the cradle to the grave - our own self. Get on good terms with that companion - learn to live with yourself.

Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking." "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.

Bitterness leads nowhere. It turns back on itself. It is the eternal cul-de-sac.