Agatha Christie, like most artists and writers, is self-actualized. They tap into divine truth upon occasion, often not ever conscious of what they are conveying from the Divinity.
On Page 137 of her novel, Dead Man's Folly, she describes how a foreigner like Poirot will be confided in by the British because as an outsider, he does not count: Poirot is he: "He witnessed once more the phenomenon to which he was becoming accustomed. This attractive, red-haired girl was about to say things to him that she would have thought twice about saying to an Englishman."
People are herd creatures, and belonging, being welcomed, in, accepted, popular and well-ranked within their natural or selected clique is a preferred state of existence that they will pay most any price not to lose or be deprived of.
To stay in they must conform, defend the group, believe its rationales, do evil if the team rate it as worth committing, and tell and live by the lies that the team narrates about itself. In light of this pressing need to tell cherished group lies and firmly accept these established group lies is the price of staying in, and a price they are most willing and eager to accept.
Whatever doubts they have, or moments of clarity or recognition of the truth about the group standards or foolish ways, the insider dare not confide the truth to an insider, for fear being turned in to the group leader, and thereafter suffering a devastating loss of social rank, even being ejected from the team, a fate worse than death.
An outsider, a foreigner and individual outside the group beyond the Pale is often confided in because they have no social capital, and they cannot inform anyone and hurt the confiders' social standing.
Notice the connection between outsiders, truth, objective reality and individualism. These are states closest to God in proximity and fondness.
Insiders, lies, subjective reality and group living are connected, and note that I have maintained that Lucifer would be a greater hit at a party than God would be.
I am tickled to discover quotes like this that demonstrate that those with utilized artistic temperament can tie into divine truth as I have, and as can any earnest seeker willing to be taught by God.
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