Whenever I go to England, I'm on pilgrimage. I walk the countryside around Eastbourne because that's where Sherlock Holmes retired. — Laurie R. King Copy Share Image
“She leaned back, closing her eyes and blowing out a thin wisp of smoke. “He was always a good-looking man. Your eyes… — Angela Misri Copy Share Image
“One should always look for a possible alternative, and provide against it. -Sherlock Holmes” — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“[O]n general principles it is best that I should not leave the country. Scotland Yard feels lonely without me, and it causes… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“Gray fall light came through the nine square glass panes. On days like this, the strips of white wood that separated the… — Graham Moore Copy Share Image
“I must thank you,' said Sherlock Holmes, 'for calling my attention to a case which certainly presents some features of interest. I… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“Watson is a cheap, efficient little sod of a literary device. Holmes doesn't need him to solve crimes any more than he… — Graham Moore Copy Share Image
“To make a current example, the world can find human interest in the death and the love affairs and the pallid addiction… — John Albert Macy Copy Share Image
“To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces. The sea air, sunshine,… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
I love Sherlock Holmes, but I love any of these old stories where the writer was paid by the word, so the… — Biz Stone Copy Share Image
“Well, Watson.' 'Yes, Holmes? 'I believe the wheel has turned yet again–and now it's back to work!” — Ken Ludwig Copy Share Image
“I would have stolen it for you, had I known you were interested." His voice was muffled by the door to the… — Laurie R. King Copy Share Image
“It is impossible for any Sherlock Holmes story not to have at least one marvelous scene. [ An Invitation to Learning , January 1942]” — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“I might not have gone but for you, and so have missed the finest study I have ever come across: a study… — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
