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Lord Edgware Dies
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"Lord Edgware Dies" Quotes

A celebrated actor is found dead, but his wife has an alibi - Hercule Poirot investigates.

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After all, a murderer is only an ordinary person. He has to be. He has no right to be extraordinary.

Agatha Christie

crimemurder

Imagination is a good servant, and a bad master.

Agatha Christie

imaginationcreativity

To be a good detective, you need a certain lack of imagination.

Agatha Christie

detectiveimagination

It's not the facts themselves that are interesting. It's the interpretation we put on them.

Agatha Christie

interpretationperspective

Honesty is always the best policy. Even when it's not very interesting.

Agatha Christie

honesty

There is no such thing as a straightforward case. There's always something you don't understand.

Agatha Christie

mysteryinvestigation

The past is the key to the present.

Agatha Christie

pastpresent

We all have a mask, don't we? We wear it for everyone. Sometimes, even for ourselves.

Agatha Christie

maskidentity

The human mind is a dark and dangerous place. It's capable of anything.

Agatha Christie

human mindpsychology

People are not always what they seem. Sometimes, they are far worse.

Agatha Christie

deceptionappearance