I'm so glad we don't have to go to Maureen's; she's such a filthy cook.
Read more Margot Wendice QuotesFrom: Dial M for Murder
Tony Wendice: How do you go about writing a detective story?Mark Halliday: Well, you forget detection and concentrate on crime. Crime's the thing. And then you imagine you're going to steal something or murder somebody.Tony Wendice: Oh, is that how you do it? It's interesting.Mark Halliday: Yes, I usually put myself in the criminal's shoes and then I keep asking myself, uh, what do I do next?Margot Mary Wendice: Do you really believe in the perfect murder?Mark Halliday: Mmm, yes, absolutely. On paper, that is. And I think I could, uh, plan one better than most people; but I doubt if I could carry it out.Tony Wendice: Oh? Why not?Mark Halliday: Well, because in stories things usually turn out the way the author wants them to; and in real life they don't... always.Tony Wendice: Hmm.Mark Halliday: No, I'm afraid my murders would be something like my bridge: I'd make some stupid mistake and never realize it until I found everybody was looking at me.
Chief Insp. Hubbard: There is evidence however that he was blackmailing you.Tony Wendice: Blackmail?Mark Halliday: Yes, I'm afraid it's true, Tony.Chief Insp. Hubbard: And you suggest that he came in by the window. And we know that he came in by that door.Margot Mary Wendice: But he can't have come in that way. That door was locked. And there are only two keys. My husband had his with him, and mine was in my handbag. Here.Chief Insp. Hubbard: You could have let him in.