Partners in Crime Quotes

“Words are such uncertain things, they so often sound well but mean the opposite of what one thinks they do.”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“You do think you know about everything," said her husband.
I do," said Tuppence.”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“It is a great advantage to be intelligent and not to look it.”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“As the visitor left the office, Tuppence grabbed the violin and putting it in the cupboard turned the key in the lock.

"If you must be Sherlock Holmes," she observed, "I'll get you a nice little syringe and a bottle labelled Cocaine, but for God's sake leave that violin alone.”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“They are never really dead, these super criminals”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“I can look after her all right, sir," said Tommy, at exactly the same minute as Tuppence said, "I can take care of myself.”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“She was reported to be the most beautiful woman in England. It was also rumoured that she was the stupidest.”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“And you do dance so nicely, Tommy dear."

"Gently with the butter, Tuppence.”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“Do you know what I’ve been thinking, Tommy?” “It’s impossible to say,” replied her husband. “You think of so many things, and you think of them all at once.”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“If you disperse energy in speech, it doesn't leave you too much over for action.”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“Tommy, why did they put Maldon Surrey on the telegram?"
"Because Maldon is in Surrey, idiot.”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“He picked up a violin which lay on the table and drew the bow once or twice across the strings. Tuppence ground her teeth, and even the explorer blenched. The performer laid the instrument down again.

‘A few chords from Mosgovskensky,’ he murmured.

As the visitor left the office, Tuppence grabbed the violin, and putting it in the cupboard turned the key in the lock.

‘If you must be Sherlock Holmes,’ she observed, ‘I’ll get you a nice little syringe and a bottle labelled cocaine, but for God’s sake leave that violin alone.”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“Yours didn't come out. You under exposed it. You always do."

"It is nice for you," said Tuppence, "to think that there is one thing you can do better than me.”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“The day of the Old Men is over,” said Tommy, waving his hand. “Who caused the war? The Old Men. Who is responsible for the present state of unemployment? The Old Men. Who is responsible for every single rotten thing that has happened? Again I say, the Old Men!”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“Twenty minutes’ work after breakfast every morning keeps the flag going to perfection. You have nothing to complain of, have you?” “Your”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“I do think we are extraordinarily clever. It quite frightens me sometimes.”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“You do think you know about everything,” said her husband. “I do,” said Tuppence.”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“Shall I neglect you a little?' suggested Tommy. ‘Take other women about to night clubs. That sort of thing.'
'Useless,' said Tuppence. ‘You would only meet me there with other men. And I should know perfectly well that you didn't care for the other women, whereas you would never be quite sure that I didn't care for the other men. Women are so much more thorough.”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“Shall I neglect you a little?' suggested Tommy. ‘Take other women about to night clubs. That sort of thing.
'Useless,' said Tuppence. ‘You would only meet me there with other men. And I should know perfectly well that you didn't care for the other women, whereas you would never be quite sure that I didn't care for the other men. Women are so much more thorough.”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“What credulous creatures we are. We believe evidence as though it were gospel truth. And what is it really? Only the impression conveyed to the mind by the senses -- and suppose they are the wrong impressions?”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime

“لا حد يشعر بقيمة النعمة إلا عندما يفقدها، فنحن لا نشعر بقيمة التنفس إلا إذا أصابنا البرد”
― Agatha Christie, Partners in Crime