... obsessions are always dangerous.

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

An appreciative listener is always stimulating.

The human mind prefers to be spoon-fed with the thoughts of others, but deprived of such nourishment it will, reluctantly, begin to think for itself - and such thinking, remember, is original thinking and may have valuable results.

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.

Very few of us are what we seem.

Do you know my friend that each one of us is a dark mystery, a maze of conflicting passions and desire and aptitudes?