872 Quotes by Arthur Conan Doyle

There was something awesome in the thought of the solitary mortal standing by the open window and summoning in from the gloom outside the spirits of the nether world.

Avoid the moor in those hours of darkness when the powers of evil are exalted.

Professor Moriarty is not a man who lets the grass grow under his feet.

Misfortunes never come single.

[O]n general principles it is best that I should not leave the country. Scotland Yard feels lonely without me, and it causes an unhealthy excitement among the criminal classes.

Now is the dramatic moment of fate, Watson, when you hear a step upon the stair which is walking into your life, and you know not whether for good or ill.

Dark nights are unpleasant," "Yes, for strangers to travel,""The clouds are heavy.""Yes, a storm is approaching.

What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done.

It’s every man’s business to see justice done.