Sunday, January 24, 2010

Spanish Proverb

Subject:  Spanish Proverb
Quote:  “In Spain, we have a proverb.  It is like this:  Take what you like and pay for it, says God.” 
Character:  Pilar Estravados
Chapter/Story:  II
Book Title/Copyright:  A Holiday for Murder (Murder for Christmas), 1938


Subject:  Spanish Proverb
Quote:  “Take what you want and pay for it, says God!”
Character:  Elsa Dittisham
Chapter/Story:  5  
Book Title/Copyright:  Murder in Retrospect, 1941


Subject:  Spanish Proverb
Quote:  “You have no doubt heard the Spanish proverb:  Take what you want—and pay for it, says God.”
Character:  M. Hercule Poirot
Chapter/Story:  “The Apples of the Hesperides”
Book Title/Copyright:  The Labors of Hercules, 1947