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It has always seemed to me that so long as you produce your dramatic effect, accuracy of detail matters little. I have never striven for it and I have...more

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Art in the blood is liable to take the strongest forms

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On glancing over my notes of the seventy odd cases in which I have during the last eight years studied the methods of my friend Sherlock Holmes, I fin...more

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Picnics are very dear to those who are in the first stage of the tender passion.

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It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.

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That's rather a broad idea," I remarked. "One's ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature," he answered.

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I have the advantage of knowing your habits, my dear Watson," said he. "When your round is a short one you walk, and when it is a long one you use a h...more

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It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but that you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of ...more

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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 ...more

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The larger crimes are apt to be the simpler, for the bigger the crime, the more obvious, as a rule, is the motive.

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To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces. The sea air, sunshine, and patience, Watson—all...more

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Some friend of yours, perhaps?""Except yourself I have none," he answered. "I do not encourage visitors.

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You know, Watson, I don't mind confessing to you that I have always had an idea that I would have made a highly efficient criminal. --Sherlock Holmes

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I'm not a psychopath, I'm a high-functioning sociopath. Do your research.

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The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.