TMORA - Quotations Flashcards
“The _____, however ___ in itself, is always ______ and _______ to the ____ after it”
“The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seeker after it.”
“It is completely ________. That is why it is so _________.”
“It is completely unimportant. That is why it is so interesting.”
“You should _____ your little _____ cells.”
“You should employ your little grey cells”
“Oh! _______! All the _______ in the world can be put down to ______—or the lack of it.”
“Oh! money! All the troubles in the world can be put down to money—or the lack of it.”
“Fortunately words, __________ used, will serve to ____ the _______ of naked ____.”
“Fortunately words, ingeniously used, will serve to mask the ugliness of naked facts.”
“The ______ young women ____ nowadays and _____ to enjoy positively _______ me.”
“The things young women read nowadays and profess to enjoy positively frighten me.”
“It is completely __________,” said Poirot. “That is why it is so _______,” he added _____.”
“It is completely unimportant,” said Poirot. “That is why it is so interesting,” he added softly.”
“What one does not ____ to Papa _____ he ____ out.”
“What one does not tell to Papa Poirot he finds out.”
“always bear in ____ that the person who ______ may be _____”
“always bear in mind that the person who speaks may be lying”
“Everything is _____, if you arrange the facts __________”
“Everything is simple, if you arrange the facts methodically”
“Never ______ about what you say to a ____. They’re so conceited that they never _______ you mean it if it’s __________.”
“Never worry about what you say to a man. They’re so conceited that they never believe you mean it if it’s unflattering.”
“Things are _______ as a ____”
“Things are simple as a rule”
“Women ________ subconsciously a thousand little ______ … and they call the result _______.”
“Women observe subconsciously a thousand little details … and they call the result intuition.”
“Why, he’s Hercule ______! You know who I mean—the private _______. They say he’s done the most ________ things—just like _________ do in ____.”
“Why, he’s Hercule Poirot! You know who I mean—the private detective. They say he’s done the most wonderful things—just like detectives do in books.”
“____ is very ______.”
“Life is very trying.”
“But me, I am ___-___________. I use the old _______. I work only with the little ____ cells.”
“But me, I am old-fashioned. I use the old methods. I work only with the little grey cells.”
“________ can do any amount of finding out by sitting ______ at ____.”
“Caroline can do any amount of finding out by sitting placidly at home.”
“I have ____ the quality of ________ long since _____.”
“I have lost the quality of resilience long since myself.”
“______ may be ____ … but he wouldn’t ______ anyone.”
“Ralph may be weak … but he wouldn’t murder anyone.”
“I shall go ______ with it to the ___.”
“I shall go through with it to the end.”
“_________ … has something to ____.”
“Everyone … has something to hide.”
“When we ____ that, we shall know ________.”
“When we know that, we shall know everything.”
“And every ____ of ____ dropped before his. Yes, ___ as well.”
“And every pair of eyes dropped before his. Yes, mine as well.”
“Some of the _______ seemed at the time ______ and ______.”
“Some of the incidents seemed at the time irrelevant and unmeaning.”
“I see now that I was unbelievably ______ about these _____.”
“I see now that I was unbelievably stupid about these boots.”
“For a _______ has at _____ a great ____ to speak the ____.”
“For a woman has at heart a great desire to speak the truth.”
“Our ______ and ________ can be summed up in the one word: ‘_____’.”
“Our hobbies and recreations can be summed up in the one word: ‘gossip’.”
“I felt he were _______ at the ____ from some _______ angle of his own, and what he saw I could not ___.”
“I felt he were looking at the case from some peculiar angle of his own, and what he saw I could not tell.”
“Every one of you in this room is _________ something from me. Yes, yes, I know what I am saying. It may be something ________ – trivial – which is supposed to have no bearing on the case, but there it is. Each one of you has _________ to ___. Come now, am I ____?”
“Every one of you in this room is concealing something from me. Yes, yes, I know what I am saying. It may be something unimportant – trivial – which is supposed to have no bearing on the case, but there it is. Each one of you has something to hide. Come now, am I right?”
