The case has, in some respects, been not entirely devoid of interest.
-- Sherlock Holmes [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]
-- Sherlock Holmes [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]
Related:
- You see but you do not observe.
-- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
in "The Memoirs of Sherlock... - It has long been an axiom of mine that the
little things are infinitely the most important.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "A Case of... - It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.
Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories... - Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes
genius.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "Sherlock Holmes: The Valley... - The husband was a teetotaller, there was no other woman,
and the conduct complained of was that he had drifted... - I followed you."
"I saw no one."
"That is what you may expect to see when I follow you."
-
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's... - How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the
impossible,
whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth... - It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely
the more important.
Sir Arthur Conan... - Detection is, or ought to be, an exact science, and should be treated in
the same cold and unemotional manner.
You have attempted to tinge it with romanticism, which...
