Hercule Poirot Mr. Ratchett, I have made enough money to satisfy both my needs and my caprices. I take only such cases now as interest me, and to be frank, my interest in your case is, uh... dwindling.
Most-quoted character in Murder on the Orient Express (1974): in 17 of its 23 quotes
Most scenes with: Dr. Constantine (3), Bianchi (2)
Mon pauvre, if you must go woop-woop, please go woop-woop not to windward, but to leeward.
More lines from Hercule Poirot
7 quotes Hercule Poirot Hercule Poirot [To Pierre and Beddoes, upon discovering Ratchett's body]
Ah, touch nothing!
Hercule Poirot Bianchi, Doctor, has it occurred to you that there are too many clu-ues in this room?
Hercule Poirot [To Bianchi and the doctor as he lights the slightly burned paper to see what was originally written]
Observe, memorize! You're my only witnesses!
Hercule Poirot Forgive me, I'm only an ignorant Belgian!
Hercule Poirot Only by interrogating the other passengers could I hope to see the light, but when I began to question them, the light, as Macbeth would have said, thickened.
Hercule Poirot Ladies and gentlemen, you are all aware that a repulsive murderer has himself been repulsively and, perhaps, deservedly murdered.
Scenes with Hercule Poirot
9 scenes
A.D.C. Ah, here's your ticket, Monsieur Poirot. I'm afraid you've still got another hour.
Hercule Poirot Then, please, do not wait.
A.D.C. Not wait? Hah. After all you've done for us, Monsieur Poirot? Ha ha. Oh. Uh, my general's orders were to ensure your safe departure. He also wished to thank you again for saving the honour of the British garrison in Jordan. The Brigadier's, uh, confession, was opportune. I say, how did you do it? Was it the old, uh, thumbscrew, you know, the rack, huh?... Oh. Well, uh, you'll be able to rest as soon as you get to Stamboul. The, uh, the Church of Santa Sophia is absolutely magnificent.
Hercule Poirot You have seen it?
A.D.C. No.
Countess Andrenyi As is my custom on night trains, I took trional.
[Poirot makes a noise and looks at the doctor]
Diethylsulphone dimethyl methane. One dilutes the white crystals with water. It is a strong hypnotic.
Countess Andrenyi Ha, ha! He makes it sound like a poison!
As with most sleeping drugs, if taken in sufficient quantities it IS a poison.
Count Andrenyi [jumping up]
You are not-!
Hercule Poirot Ah, you are not accused... you are ex-cused! Thank you both for your help and cooperation.
Beddoes Oh, yes, sir, the Italian person.
Hercule Poirot Eh, does he speak English?
Beddoes A kind of English, sir. I think he learnt it in a place called Chicago.
Hercule Poirot Forgive me, Miss Debenham, I must be brief. You met Colonel Arbuthnott and fell in love with each other in Baghdad. Why must the English conceal even their most impeccable emotions?
Mary Debenham To answer your observations, in order, of course: Yes, yes, and I don't know.
Hercule Poirot You never smile, madame la princesse.
Princess Dragomiroff My doctor has advised against it.
Hercule Poirot If all these people are not implicated in the crime, then why have they all told me, under interrogation, stupid and often unnecessary lies? Why? Why? Why? Why?
Doubtless, Monsieur Poirot, because they did not expect you to be on the train. They had no time to concert their cover story.
Hercule Poirot I was hoping someone other than myself would say that.
Hercule Poirot Cassetti was responsible for her murder. How does that strike you?
Beddoes I have often felt, sir, that instead of our employers requiring references from us, we should require references from them.
Hercule Poirot And a knife borrowed from the chef.
With whom he was in league.
Hercule Poirot Which he plunged, repeatedly and without motive, into the body of his suitably astonished victim.
Hercule. I thank you.
Hercule Poirot My friend. Now I must go and wrestle with my report to the police and with my conscience.
