Quotes · Quote card

Quotation from The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

“Everything must be taken into account. If the fact will not fit the theory—let the theory go.”

Agatha Christie (spoken by Hercule Poirot)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Chapter V (Project Gutenberg #863)

Portrait of Agatha Christie

Poirot groans when Hastings proposes to dismiss a fact that does not suit his theory of the crime.

Citation: "Everything must be taken into account. If the fact will not fit the theory—let the theory go." — Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Chapter V (Project Gutenberg #863). (id the-mysterious-affair-at-styles-q4)

Virtues: Prudence

Portrait: Agatha Christie in Nederland (detectiveschrijfster), bij aankomst op Schiphol me, Bestanddeelnr 916-8898 (cropped), Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC0.

Download card (PNG)

Quote card: Everything must be taken into account. If the fact will not fit the theory—let t