Maxioms by Margery Allingham
He did not arrive at this conclusion by the decent process of quiet, logical deduction, nor yet by the blinding read more
He did not arrive at this conclusion by the decent process of quiet, logical deduction, nor yet by the blinding flash of glorious intuition, but by the shoddy, untidy process halfway between the two by which one usually gets to know things.
If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance
If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance
Chemists employed by the police can do remarkable things with blood. They can weave it into a rope to hang read more
Chemists employed by the police can do remarkable things with blood. They can weave it into a rope to hang a man.
When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst read more
When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent amongst us.
I am one of those people who are blessed, or cursed, with a nature which has to interfere. If I read more
I am one of those people who are blessed, or cursed, with a nature which has to interfere. If I see a thing that needs doing I do it.