Quotes
City and Country
”It is my belief, Watson, founded upon my experience, that the lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.”
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Crime
”Singularity is almost invariably a clue. The more featureless and commonplace a crime is, the more difficult is it to bring it home.”
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Evidence
“Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?”
“To the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime.”
“The dog did nothing in the nighttime.”
“That was the curious incident,” remarked Sherlock Holmes.
Arthur Conan Doyle, Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Great and Small
”It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.”
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Truth
”When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?”
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of Four
”It is my belief, Watson, founded upon my experience, that the lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.”
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Crime
”Singularity is almost invariably a clue. The more featureless and commonplace a crime is, the more difficult is it to bring it home.”
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Evidence
“Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?”
“To the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime.”
“The dog did nothing in the nighttime.”
“That was the curious incident,” remarked Sherlock Holmes.
Arthur Conan Doyle, Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Great and Small
”It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.”
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Truth
”When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?”
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of Four