Life possesses an amazing array of profoundly sad faces.
When the sea goes down, there will come from the mainland boats and men. And they will find ten dead bodies and an unsolved problem on Indian Island.
In the midst of life, we are in death.
I learned. . . that one can never go back, that one should not ever try to go back - that the essence of life is going forward. Life is really a one way street, isn't it?
The human mind prefers to be spoon-fed with the thoughts of others, but deprived of such nourishment it will, reluctantly, begin to think for itself - and such thinking, remember, is original thinking and may have valuable results.
In conversation, points arise! If a human being converses much, it is impossible for him to avoid the truth! (Hercule Poirot)
I admit," I said, "that a second murder in a book often cheers things up. " - Hastings
How scientists go about their job: and it's a process, it's a question of asking questions, respecting observation, respecting experiment, having tentative explanations and then testing them. . . . There is a problem sometimes with how we teach science at schools. Because we sometimes teach it as if it has been chiseled in stone.
The relationship between the make-up man and the film actor is that of accomplices in crime
We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence. But they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the first move-and he, in turn, waits for you.
Even in a fantasy realm, growing up is accomplished not without cost.