There is too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his own free will. I must concede you the Devil. God doesn't really need to punish us, Miss Barton. We're so busy punishing ourselves.

You're shocked, Mr. Burton, at hearing what our gossiping little town thinks. I can tell you this - they always think the worst!

One does see so much evil in a village,' murmured Miss Marple in an explanatory voice.

The out-of-date returns in due course as the picturesque.

Who is there who has not felt a sudden startled pang at reliving an old experience or feeling an old emotion?

Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second.

there is no fanatic like a religious fanatic.