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“It is my belief, Watson, founded upon my experience, that the lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I

tags: alleys, beautiful, countryside, experience, john-watson, london, love, rural-life, sherlock-holmes, sin, smiling, vile

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“A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

tags: character, dogs, families, family, family-life, pets

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“There are times, young fellah, when every one of us must make a stand for human right and justice, or you never feel clean again.”
― Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World

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“Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, A Case of Identity - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story

tags: fiction, invention, life, reality, strangeness, truth

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“You know my methods. Apply them.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of Four

tags: detection, investigation, methods, sherlock-holmes

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Announcing new tours, books for review and announcements of upcoming events at Pump Up Your Book. Plus Q&A sessions with authors and virtual book club ...more

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The place to go to tell others about your book giveaways and contests. And where book lover's can go to find ways to get free books. We all love those ...more

The Gothic Poets Society — 399 members — last activity Dec 31, 2024 07:03PM
Wits, Words & Spirits! Who Are We? We are a group of like minded individuals who haunt dark halls and cemeteries, armed with pens, books and black li ...more