My influences are Priest Holmes and Walter Payton,

Whenever I go to England, I'm on pilgrimage. I walk the countryside around Eastbourne because that's where Sherlock Holmes retired.

The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.

I always had a soft spot for Sherlock Holmes and used to imagine helping him out.

no way Holmes can win this, Mercer is going to knock him out. Look at those hooks!

I cannot live without brainwork. What else is there to live for

Work is the best antidote to sorrow, my dear Watson.

There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you.

Eliminate all other factors, and the one which remains must be the truth.

…but it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all.