Arthur Conan
Arthur Conan
thinking two brain
It is decreed by a merciful Nature that the human brain cannot think of two things simultaneously . . .
sports appreciation drama
His love of danger, his intense appreciation of the drama of an adventure--all the more intense for being held tightly in--his consistent view that every peril in life is a form of sport, a fierce game betwixt you and Fate, with Death as a forfeit, made him a wonderful companion at such hours.
writing want copies
If you want to write good copy, you must be where the things are.
salad lettuce dressings
You cannot see the lettuce and the dressing without suspecting a salad.
stagnation
Anything is better than stagnation.
soul body frantic
There is a soul-jealousy that can be as frantic as any body-jealousy.
way holmes professional-experience
It is all in the way of professional experience. - Sherlock Holmes
fate steps dramatic
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 ill.
lying twilight heart
...it is only when a man goes out into the world with the thought that there are heroisms all round him, and with the desire all alive in his heart to follow any which may come within sight of him, that he breaks away... from the life he knows, and ventures forth into the wonderful mystic twilight land where lie the great adventures and the great rewards.
cried inspectors
By George!" cried the inspector. "How did you ever see that?" Because I looked for it.
afghanistan perceive has-beens
You have been in Afghanistan I perceive.
danger cubs holmes
There is danger for him who taketh the tiger cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman.
thinking law drs
So swift, silent and furtive were his movements like those of a trained bloodhound picking out a scent, that I could not but think what a terrible criminal he would have made had he turned his energy and sagacity against the law instead of exerting them in its defense. -Dr. Watson, The Sign of the Four
heart wickedness holmes
I have heard, Mr. Holmes, that you can see deeply into the manifold wickedness of the human heart.