BEST POIROT QUOTES

“The cheese, as I have often remarked, has disappeared from the mousetrap.” – The Mysterious Affair at Styles

“Every murderer is probably somebody’s old friend.” – Murder on the Links

“Imagination is a good servant and a bad master.” – The Labours of Hercules

“The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.” – Murder on the Orient Express

“I can remember everything. That’s my curse, young man. It’s the greatest curse that’s ever been inflicted on the human race: memory.” – Hickory Dickory Dock

“One must seek the truth within—not without.” – The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

“There are times when disbelief is the only logical response.” – The Mysterious Affair at Styles

“Time is the best killer that ever lived.” – The Murder on the Links

“People are not always what they seem.” – The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

“There is nothing so dangerous for anyone who has something to hide as conversation!” – The Murder on the Links

“The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seekers after it.” – Death on the Nile

“The young people think the old people are fools, but the old people know the young people are fools.” – A Pocket Full of Rye

“You gave too much rein to your imagination. Imagination is a good servant, and a bad master. The simplest explanation is always the most likely.” – The Labours of Hercules

“Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.” – The ABC Murders

“Never tell all you know—not even to the person you know best.” – The Mysterious Affair at Styles QUOTES ABOUT FRIENDS COMING AND GOING

“I like trains. I like their rhythm, and I like the freedom of being suspended between two places when you’re on them.” – Taken at the Flood

“It is the brain, the little gray cells on which one must rely.” – The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

“The impossible cannot have happened, therefore the possible must be the truth.” – Murder on the Orient Express

“Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.” – The Murder on the Links

“But then, Monsieur Poirot, why don’t you explain?”

“But, my friend, I have explained!” – The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

“I don’t need to rely on another’s memory. My own suits me perfectly.” – Murder in Mesopotamia

“Do not allow evil into your heart, it will make a home there.” – Evil Under the Sun

“There are times when one has to behave positively enigmatically, just in order to avoid being enormously taken for granted.” – The Hollow

“In this world, monsieur, one is either good or bad. There is nothing in between.” – Murder on the Links

“It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. And yet it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know.” – After the Funeral

“It is the brain, the little gray cells on which one must rely. One must seek the truth within—not without.” – The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

“Sometimes, I admit, the only way one can feel sane and whole is to frolic and dance in the irrational.” – The Labours of Hercules

“A crime is like a drama, Monsieur. It is a matter of timing.” – Death on the Nile