325 Quotes About Sherlock-holmes
- Author Arthur Conan Doyle
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I have always held, too, that pistol practice should be distinctly an open-air pastime; and when Homes, in one of his queer humours, would sit in an armchair with his hair-trigger and a hundred Boxer cartridges and proceed to adorn the opposite wall with a patriotic V.R. done in bullet pocks, I felt strongly that neither the atmosphere nor the appearance of our room was improved by it.
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- Author Arthur Conan Doyle
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Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.
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- Author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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We all have neglected opportunities to deplore.
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- Author Anthony Horowitz
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I really don’t know what to think, Mr Holmes,’ Lestrade muttered. ‘Well, that’s nothing new.
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- Author Arthur Conan Doyle
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I am somewhat exhausted; I wonder how a battery feels when it pours electricity into a non-conductor?
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- Author Laurie R. King
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[Hugh] winced as I squealed the tyres, but after all, it wasn't his motorcar. Holmes did more than wince before we were out of Oxford, but I didn't hit anybody, and only brushed the farm cart slightly. It wasn't his automobile either, and what do men know about driving?
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- Author Rob Thomas
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Conan Doyle deluded a century of readers into thinking we're all deductive geniuses.
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- Author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle-The Sign of Four
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Individuals vary, but percentages remain constant. So says the statistician.
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- Author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Sign of Four
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A strange enigma is man
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