![That's what makes characters interesting. If Sherlock [Holmes] had started out being a straightforward man, we wouldn't be talking about him now. If he became one, that would be interesting. But you have to give him somewhere to go, as [Conan] Doyle did.](/assets/img/quote-photos/thats-what-makes-characters-interesting-if-sherlock-holmes-had-started-out-be.jpg)
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It was a long day. There was a lot of character to come back. To lose 3-2 and not lay down ù these kids have done stuff like this in summer league. Jason Shirey
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You're dealing with a character who is, at some points, quite insane. And I hope that any wicked, dark sense of humor Eric exhibits comes out of the fact that he'd been pushed to the point where it seems quite sensible to say some of the ridiculous things he says. Brandon Lee
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I'm really excited to be a part of it and sharing the legacy, any documentary I look up at the sky and Kevin Burns did and Bryan did and showed me again you know the history that's in this character and you know. Brandon Routh
character numbers stories
The number 1 thing that I don't want to see in a story is when characters exist simply to be proven wrong. Brandon Sanderson
character community canada
The Indian community in Canada has integrated much better than the Indian community in United States. They've become really Canadian at the same time as keeping all their Indian characters and customs and social groups. Azim Premji
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You smile with just the mere mention of his name. John Sullivan
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While the individual man is an insoluble puzzle, in the aggregate he becomes a mathematical certainty. You can, for example, never foretell what any one man will be up to, but you can say with precision what an average number will be up to. Individuals vary, but percentages remain constant. So says the statistician. Arthur Conan Doyle
men forever medusa
Beauty is that Medusa's head which men go armed to seek and sever, and dead will starve and sting forever. Archibald MacLeish
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A woman does not become interesting until she is over 40. Coco Chanel
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