Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DLwas an Irish-Scots writer and physician, most noted for creating the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and writing stories about him which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth22 May 1859
CityEdinburgh, Scotland
ocean thinking oysters
Indeed, I cannot think why the whole bed of the ocean is not one solid mass of oysters, so prolific the creatures seem. Ah, I am wandering! Strange how the brain controls the brain! What was I saying, Watson?
tired feelings constitution
No: I am not tired. I have a curious constitution. I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely." ~ Sherlock Holmes
mind fool troublesome
There are no fools so troublesome as those of the mind
law justice
I am not the law, but I represent justice so far as my feeble powers go.
running men law
By the way, Doctor, I shall want your cooperation.' 'I shall be delighted.' 'You don't mind breaking the law?' 'Not in the least.' 'Nor running a chance of arrest?' 'Not in a good cause.' 'Oh, the cause is excellent!' 'Then I am your man.' 'I was sure that I might rely on you.
views clue point-of-view
When once your point of view is changed, the very thing which was so damning becomes a clue to the truth.
justice facts proportion
Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them.
children real character
The most serious point in the case is the disposition of the child." What on earth has that to do with it?" I ejaculated. My dear Watson, you as a medical man are continually gaining insight as to the tendencies of a child by the study of the parents. Don't you see that the converse is equally valid. I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.
believe people done
What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done.
writing done facts
Beyond the obvious facts that he has at some time done manual labour, that he takes snuff, that he is a Freemason, that he has been in China, and that he has done a considerable amount of writing lately, I can deduce nothing else.
long effort littles
My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence. These little problems help me to do so.
may saws
I followed you.' I saw no one.' That is what you may expect to see when I follow you.
dark wish beats
You wish to put me in the dark. I tell you that I will never be put in the dark. You wish to beat me. I tell you that you will never beat me.
destruction accepting interest
if i could be assured of your destruction, i would in the interest of the public, cheerfully accept my death.