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From the first day I met her, she was the only woman to me. Every day of that voyage I loved her more, and many a time s — Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes
A man always finds it hard to realize that he may have finally lost a woman's love, however badly he may have treated he — Arthur Conan Doyle, The Musgrave Ritual
I imagine John Watson thinks love’s a mystery to me, but the chemistry is incredibly simple and very destructive. When w — Mark Gatiss
Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?' 'To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time. — Arthur Conan Doyle, Silver Blaze
I'm not a psychopath, I'm a high-functioning sociopath. Do your research. — Arthur Conan Doyle
Holmes and Watson are on a camping trip. In the middle of the night Holmes wakes up and gives Dr. Watson a nudge. "Watso — Thomas Cathcart
I undid the wrappings with great curiosity, for Holmes did not normally give gifts. I opened the dark velvet jewller's b — Laurie R. King, The Beekeeper's Apprentice
It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers. — Arthur Conan Doyle, The Naval Treaty
It's a very cheery thing to come into London by any of these lines which run high and allow you to look down upon the ho — Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I
Here dwell together still two men of noteWho never lived and so can never die:How very near they seem, yet how remoteTha — Vincent Starrett
I love Sherlock Holmes. I've got all his books, leather-bound. What I thought was great about Sherlock Holmes was that n — Steve Coogan, Alan Partridge: Every Ruddy Word
It has always seemed to me that so long as you produce your dramatic effect, accuracy of detail matters little. I have n — Arthur Conan Doyle
It is a pity he did not write in pencil. As you have no doubt frequently observed, the impression usually goes through - — Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes
It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but that you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing geni — Arthur Conan Doyle
I would have stolen it for you, had I known you were interested." His voice was muffled by the door to the lumber room d — Laurie R. King, The Language of Bees
Dr. Watson's summary list of Sherlock Holmes's strengths and weaknesses:"1. Knowledge of Literature: Nil.2. Knowledge of — Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet
I hope that the kind reader recognises this as a despairing attempt at humour. — Nancy Springer
Tell me about yourself, Miss Russel."I started to give him the obligatory response, first the demurral and then the relu — Laurie R. King, The Beekeeper's Apprentice
...Recognising, as I do, that you are the second highest expert in Europe--""Indeed, sir! May I inquire who has the hono — Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles
Do you know, Watson," said he, "that it is one of the curses of a mind with a turn like mine that I must look at everyth — Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I