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“You don’t mind breaking the law?” “Not in the least.” “Nor running a chance of arrest?” “Not in a good cause.”
― The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
― The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
“I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.”
― Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories: Volumes I and II
― Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories: Volumes I and II
“It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.”
― The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
― The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
“It was as if she had been locked up in a lunatic asylum for so long that she had forgotten she was actually mad.”
― The Word is Murder
― The Word is Murder
“You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear. For example, you have frequently seen the steps which lead up from the hall to this room.” “Frequently.” “How often?” “Well, some hundreds of times.” “Then how many are there?” “How many? I don’t know.” “Quite so! You have not observed. And yet you have seen. That is just my point. Now, I know that there are seventeen steps, because I have both seen and observed.”
― The Complete Sherlock Holmes ebook: All 56 Stories and 4 Novels
― The Complete Sherlock Holmes ebook: All 56 Stories and 4 Novels
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