Thomas A. Burns Jr. > Quotes

“the memory of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who created the best and wisest man we ever knew.”
― Thomas A. Burns Jr., Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Ten Steps from Baker Street: A New Collection of Untold Stories

“Oversized glasses are perched on her nose and she’s hugging her backpack tightly to her chest like she’s carrying the last bag of Doritos at a weedfest.”
― Thomas A. Burns Jr., Cult!: A Natalie McMasters Mystery

“The public house is as much of a symbol of England as St. George's cross, rare roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, and the White Cliffs of Dover.”
― Thomas A. Burns Jr., Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Ten Steps from Baker Street: A New Collection of Untold Stories

“have said previously that the English countryside is more conducive to hellish cruelty and hidden wickedness than the meanest of London’s streets,”
― Thomas A. Burns Jr., Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Ten Steps from Baker Street: A New Collection of Untold Stories

“Modern transportation is a marvellous thing. Prior to 1820, no passenger ferry service across the English Channel even existed—one had to arrange private passage. But now, in 1890, the crossing from Dover to Calais was made thrice daily, in the incredible time of ninety minutes.”
― Thomas A. Burns Jr., Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Ten Steps from Baker Street: A New Collection of Untold Stories

“My methods and my intellect, coupled with your inimitable character and daring-do, can bring justice to rich and poor alike.”
― Thomas A. Burns Jr., Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Ten Steps from Baker Street: A New Collection of Untold Stories

“A circular opening at the top of the tallest cylinder looks like a giant eye gazing down at us mortals. It wouldn’t surprise me if Saruman in his white robes walked out the front door.”
― Thomas A. Burns Jr., Cult!: A Natalie McMasters Mystery