Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25)

by Agatha Christie

It is the courage, the insistence, the ruthless force of youth. Shakespeare knew youth. Juliet singles out Romeo. Desdemona claims Othello. They have no doubts, the young, no fear, no pride.”

“What do most people mean when they say that? So young. Something innocent, something appealing, something helpless. But youth is not that! Youth is crude, youth is strong, youth is powerful—yes, and cruel! And one thing more—youth is vulnerable.”

There are people to whom agreement is monotony. They require the stimulant of dissension to create drama in their lives.”