The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)

by Agatha Christie

“The chains of habit. We work to attain an object, and the object gained, we find that what we miss is the daily toil.

The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to the seeker after it.

Women observe subconsciously a thousand little details, without knowing that they are doing so. Their subconscious mind adds these little things together—and they call the result intuition. Me, I am very skilled in psychology. I know these things.”