The Apples of Hesperides Quotes

“Tell him we thank him and we will pray for him."
Hercule Poirot said gently:
"He needs your prayers."
"Is he then an unhappy man?"
Poirot said:
"So unhappy that he has forgotten what happiness means. So unhappy that he does not know he is unhappy."
The nun said softly:
"Ah, a rich man..."
Hercule Poirot said nothing—for he knew there was nothing to say...”
― Agatha Christie, The Apples of Hesperides: a Hercule Poirot Short Story