It is the quietest and meekest people who are often capable of the mos…

Agatha Christie
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It is the quietest and meekest people who are often capable of the most sudden and unexpected violences for the reason that when their control does snap, it goes entirely. (Hercule Poirot) ✨ Agatha Christie (1972). Hercule Poirot's Christmas
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It is the quietest and meekest people who are often capable of the most sudden and unexpected violences for the reason that when their control does snap, it goes entirely. (Hercule Poirot) ✨ Agatha Christie (1972). Hercule Poirot's Christmas

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