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Cards on the Table
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"Cards on the Table" Quotes

Four people are murdered during a bridge game, and detective Hercule Poirot must uncover the killer's identity among the remaining players.

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One can always trust a woman's instinct.

Agatha Christie

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Luck is a very capricious lady.

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In this world, there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

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The best way to keep a secret is to make it public.

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The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing - and then marry him.

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No one really wants to know how it's done. They just want to know who did it.

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The truth is not always what one wants to hear.

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Murder is never an accident. It's always the result of a plan.

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Sometimes I feel that I must give up crime and take to farming or something equally respectable.

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Suspicion is the most insulting thing in the world.

Agatha Christie

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