“I’ve never been a hypocrite! There’s a Spanish proverb I’ve always liked. Take what you want and pay for it, says God. Well, I’ve done that. I’ve taken what I wanted—but I’ve always been willing to pay the price.” Hercule Poirot said: “What you do not understand is that there are things that cannot be bought.” She stared at him. She said: “I don’t mean just money.” Poirot said: “No, no, I understand what you mean. But it is not everything in life that has its ticket, so much. There are things that are not for sale.”
