Subject: Observing Human Nature
Quote: “[H]uman nature is much the same everywhere, and, of course, one has opportunities of observing it at closer quarters in a village.”
Character: Miss Jane Marple
Chapter/Story: 6—“The Thumb Mark of St. Peter”
Subject: Observation
Quote: “You have seen much of life,” said Mr. Quin gravely. “More than most people.”
“Life has passed me by,” said Mr. Satterthwaite. “I am a great observer…. I look at it like this…. To get at the cause for a thing, we must study the effect.”
Character: Mr. Harley Quin and Mr. Satterthwaite
Chapter/Story: “At the Bells and Motley”
Book Title/Copyright: The Mysterious Mr. Quin, 1930
