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The Good Heart

Poirot says, And the good heart, it is in the end worth all the little gray cells. from “The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan”

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BFFs

Poirot’s know-it-all attitude even irritates his best friend, Hastings, from time to time. In “The Million Dollar Bond Robbery,” Hastings says, “Good Lord, Poirot! Do you know, I’d give a considerable sum of money to see you make a thorough … Continue reading

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Facts and Theories

According to M. Poirot, [People] conceive a certain theory, and everything has to fit into that theory. If one little fact will not fit it, they throw it aside. But it is always the facts that will not fit in … Continue reading

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A Little Advice

A little advice from M. Poirot: One must not permit oneself to be obsessed by one idea. from The Big Four

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Cookies!

It’s Girl Scout cookie season. Yum! I wish I had a Poirot quote relating to Girl Scouts. Oh, well. Boy Scouts will have to do. Poirot says, If one is prepared in advance all is simple—the motto of the Boy … Continue reading

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The Eyes of a Cat, Closed

My dear friend’s cat died yesterday. She was a good cat. In her honor, I offer my only Poirot quote to reference cats. After someone unsuccessfully attempts to kill Poirot and Hastings (his friend), he says, Yes, but for my … Continue reading

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I Must Confess

Here is something that Poirot and I have in common: vanity. He says, I like an audience, I must confess. I am vain, you see. I am puffed up with conceit. I like to say, “See how clever is Hercule … Continue reading

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Silliness

This Poirot comment was obviously written for me. A girl may be beautiful and have auburn hair and yet be silly. from “Double Sin”

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Man of Leisure

I’m not sure I agree with M. Poirot on this one. I am, alas, a man of leisure. . . . I have made the economies in my time and I have now the means to enjoy a life of … Continue reading

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Baths

I have been thinking lately how much I miss taking baths. I suppose I could wax poetic about the bath, but I’d rather give you Poirot’s silly definition. Here it is. A bath! The receptacle of porcelain, one turns the … Continue reading

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