Sherlock Holmes was a drug addict without a single amiable trait. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
The world of 'Sherlock Holmes' and the world that we live in now is big enough to take more than one interpretation. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
“You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to read the body language that people’s homes present.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“Take a pinch of snuff, doctor, and acknowledge that I have scored over you in your example.” — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
Trying to be Sherlock Holmes is like trying to catch an arrow in mid-flight. — Jeremy Brett Copy Share Image
Like all Holmes' reasoning, the thing seemed simplicity itself when it was once explained. Dr. Watson, speaking of Sherlock Holmes. — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“And then Sherlock Holmes had turned out to be a woman with loose morals and no remorse.” — Sherry Thomas Copy Share Image
In those days Mr. Sherlock Holmes was still living in Baker Street and the Bastables were looking for treasure in the Lewisham… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know. — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“The world's most famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, said that once you have eliminated all the possibilities, whatever remains, however improbable, must… — Siobhan Dowd Copy Share Image
If people ask, 'Are you Sherlock Holmes?', it's horribly naff, but I say, 'I'm not, I just look a bit like him'… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
What is immutable about Sherlock Holmes? He favors reason over emotion, but actually underneath that, there is a lot of emotion going… — Steven Moffat Copy Share Image
We have a plan to top it. And I do think our plan is devastating. We’ve practically reduced our cast to tears… — Steven Moffat Copy Share Image
I have been very interested in the number of kids who have read the Sherlock Holmes books after reading the Mary Russell… — Laurie R. King Copy Share Image
That's what makes characters interesting. If Sherlock [Holmes] had started out being a straightforward man, we wouldn't be talking about him now.… — Mark Gatiss Copy Share Image
“(I was in love with Sherlock Holmes—I even had a fingerprinting kit that I used everywhere—proving my mother’s use of Tampax or… — Sarah Silverman Copy Share Image
Sherlock Holmes can be wise and funny. He wasn't, at the beginning. But later on, he's got a bantering relationship with loads… — Steven Moffat Copy Share Image
But there can be no grave for Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson...Shall they not always live in Baker Street? Are they not… — Vincent Starrett Copy Share Image
“...who knows what happened to the other piece?" "Actually," said Reed. "I think I can guess." He looked around the table, pleased… — Tom Harper Copy Share Image
I hear it still. As I lay down my pen and take to my bed, I am aware of the bow being… — Anthony Horowitz Copy Share Image
The (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) stories were great, for one. The thing that makes him a remarkable character is how he can… — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
The story of Sherlock Holmes, on the surface, is about detection, but in reality, it's about the best of two men who… — Steven Moffat Copy Share Image
“Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantelpiece, and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case. With his… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“There are several reasons why fans of BBC's Sherlock are utterly mad, incurably creative, and horny as hell. First and foremost, they… — Anne Jamison Copy Share Image
For me, there are two different things that make Sherlock Sherlock. One is, you know, within the books: obviously he's a genius… — Jonny Lee Miller Copy Share Image
“Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“There can be no supernatural elements, no secret passages, no imaginary poisons, no Chinamen, no twins, no mystical intuitive powers, and the… — Christopher Fowler Copy Share Image
“Here dwell together still two men of note Who never lived and so can never die: How very near they seem, yet… — Vincent Starrett Copy Share Image
“An anomaly which often struck me in the character of my friend Sherlock Holmes was that, although in his methods of thought… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“I am lost without my Boswell. [Sherlock Holmes on Dr. Watson.] ” — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
Sometimes I wake up and think, 'I want to look like Sherlock Holmes today,' and other times I want to look like… — Edie Campbell Copy Share Image
“No one except Sherlock Holmes thought he should be going anywhere, least of all his long-suffering doctor, but the game was afoot.” — Emma Jane Holloway Copy Share Image