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Hercule Poirot and His Little Grey Cells
Evidence for INTJ
• Often described as speaking quietly or murmuring (I)
• Extremely tight-lipped (I)
"Poirot loves being mysterious. He will never part with a piece of information until the last
possible moment."
• Preferred to say nothing of his ideas until he was sure of them (I)
• Liked to ponder problems in silence rather than aloud; would stare off into space at length,
lost in thought. Felt no need to talk the case out with a friend. (I)
"I was opening my lips, when Poirot stopped me with a gesture of his hand.
'Not now, not now, mon ami. I have need of reflection. My mind is in some disorder—which
is not well.'
For about ten minutes he sat in dead silence, perfectly still, except for several expressive
motions of his eyebrows."
• Disliked hustle and bustle and avoided large, noisy crowds; would retreat to private room
for rest after exposure. (I)
• Willing to consider improbable ideas (N)
"'My friend,' he broke out at last, 'I have a little idea, a very strange, and probably utterly
impossible idea. And yet—it fits in.'
I shrugged my shoulders. I privately thought that Poirot was rather too much given to these
fantastic ideas."
• Was conscious of the fact that he had a habit of making things overcomplicated (NT)
• Impressively impassive (NT)
"Poirot's face did not betray a trace of whether he was disappointed or otherwise."
• Used mathematical metaphors (NT)
• Would not take anyone at their word; verified everything on his own (NT) 286
• Extremely calm, self possessed, imperturbable (NT)
"I marvelled at Poirot's calm. His self-control was astonishing."
• He tried going into retirement, discovered that he hated relaxation, and went back to work
(NT need for work)
• Strong self rebukes for perceived failure (NT)
"And I--" his anger burst forth freely--"miserable animal that I am! I guessed nothing! I
have behaved like an imbecile! I should never have left that case here. I should have
carried it away with me. Ah, triple pig!" [I have no idea what that means.]
• Had an admiration for logic and exactness—whether detecting or making card houses (NT)
"It is done—so! By placing—one card—on another—with mathematical—precision!"
• Relied on pure, abstract logic and prided himself on not requiring material evidence to
verify his theories (NT)
"See you, one should not ask for outside proof—no, reason should be enough."
286 Keirsey, 1998