Arthur Conan
Arthur Conan
imagination effort literature
For strange effects and extraordinary combinations we must go to life itself, which is always far more daring than any effort of the imagination.
book historical doubt
Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.
silly literature ghost
Of all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves are the worst.
business clients problem
A client is to me a mere unit, a factor in a problem.
nature science ideas
Our ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature.
mistake math science
It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.
batteries energy exhausted
I am somewhat exhausted; I wonder how a battery feels when it pours electricity into a non-conductor?
inspirational dark riding-your-bike
When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.
spring men light
It was an ideal spring day, a light blue sky, flecked with little fleecy white clouds drifting across from west to east. The sun was shining very brightly, and yet there was an exhilarating nip in the air, which set an edge to a man's energy.
inspirational hype deception
There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.
sorrow holmes dear
Work is the best antidote to sorrow, my dear Watson.
memories trifles reader
I am an omnivorous reader with a strangely retentive memory for trifles.
world settling ends
I wanted to end the world but,I'll settle for ending yours.
mistake writing what-matters
It has always seemed to me that so long as you produce your dramatic effect, accuracy of detail matters little. I have never striven for it and I have made some bad mistakes in consequence. What matter if I hold my readers?