“Do you always travel first-class, Mr. Hardman?”
“Yes, sir. The firm pays my travelling expenses.”
Agatha Christie book Murder on the Orient Express
He winked.
Murder on the Orient Express (1934)
Vol. I, ch. 20
(1867)
“Do you always travel first-class, Mr. Hardman?”
“Yes, sir. The firm pays my travelling expenses.”
Agatha Christie book Murder on the Orient Express
He winked.
Murder on the Orient Express (1934)
“Don’t give up. Remember, it’s always the last key on the keyring that opens the door.”
Paulo Coelho book Manuscript Found in Accra
Manuscript Found in Accra (2012), Love has always passed me by
Paul Gabriël (1828–1903) painter (1828-1903)
translation from the Dutch original: Fons Heijnsbroek
version in original Dutch / citaat van Paul Gabriël, in Nederlands: [tegen L. de Haes] Ga maar naar boven, je weet den weg; kom je eens een kijkje nemen? Er is toevallig op 't oogenblik niet veel bizonders, maar je vindt toch altijd wat; en dan maken we nog een praatje nietwaar; ga je gang, ik volg je wel; pas op met het binnengaan want er staat een groot schilderij voor de deur.
Quote of Gabriël, 1893; as cited by L. de Haes, in 'P.J.C. Gabriël'; published in Elsevier's geïllustreerd maandschrift 3., April/May 1893, pp. 453-473
1880's + 1890's
David Bowie (1947–2016) British musician, actor, record producer and arranger
Young Americans
Song lyrics, Young Americans (1975)
Stephan Pastis (1968) American cartoonist
Source: Strip deals wry Pearls of wisdom https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/dec/24/strip_deals_wry_pearls_wisdom/?living (December 24, 2006)
“I could not remember my first kiss, but I could have told you Charlotte would be my last.”
Jodi Picoult book Handle With Care
Source: Handle with Care
“Remember, Mr Sharpe, an officer's eyes are more valuable than his sword!”
Bernard Cornwell (1944) British writer
General Arthur Wellesley, p. 61
Sharpe (Novel Series), Sharpe's Eagle (1981)