by Frank on Mon May 19, 2008 8:14 pm
Indeed, Poirot is, a bit of an arsehole. If it wasn't for the fact he was also a fairly clever chappie, he'd probably be a whole lot less famous and a whole lot more of a deadbeat.
Still, I find it quite delicious reading, y'know, him being a pratt to essentially everyone except the beautiful society-ladies. He's hardly likeable as a character, but it's still a good premiss. I enjoy reading of him.
Anyhow, where's Jack Frost? I'm more fond of Morse, but I enjoy most of them. Except Miss Marple, never really liked her.
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"There is only ever one truth. Things are always black or white, there's no such thing as a shade of grey. If you think that something is a shade of grey it simply means that you don't fully understand the situation. The truth is narrow and the path of the pursuit of truth is similarly narrow."
Also, some years later:
"here we are arguing about a few uppity troublemakers with a bee in their bonnet and a conspiracy theory."