Best quotes from The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to the seeker.

And every pair of eyes dropped before his. Yes, mine as well.

It is completely unimportant. That is why it is so interesting.

Caroline can do any amount of finding out by sitting placidly at home.

- Dr. Sheppard [Chapter 1]

Her manner then had been normal enough considering—well—considering everything.

It is odd how, when you have a secret belief of your own which you do not wish to acknowledge, the voicing of it by someone else will rouse you to a fury of denial

I have no pity for myself either. So let it be Veronal. But I wish Hercule Poirot had never retired from work and come here to grow vegetable marrows.

Women observe subconsciously a thousand little details ... and they call the result intuition.

The things young women read nowadays and profess to enjoy positively frighten me.