Everyone likes talking about himself. - Hercule Poirot

The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seekers after it.

Three months seems to me quite a reasonable time to complete a book, if one can get right down to it.

Then there are some minor points that strike me as suggestive - for instance, the position of Mrs. Hubbard's sponge bag, the name of Mrs. Armstrong's mother, the detective methods of Mr. Hardman, the suggestion of Mr. MacQueen that Ratchett himself destroyed the charred note we found, Princess Dragomiroff's Christian name, and a grease spot on a Hungarian passport.

With thought, all problems can be resolved.

You regard it as impossible that a sinner should be struck down by the wrath of God! I do not!

And yet," said Poirot, "suppose an accident-" "Ah, no, my friend-" "From your point of view it would be regrettable, I agree. But nevertheless let us just for one moment suppose it. Then, perhaps, all these here are linked together - by death.