“Her cuisine is limited but she has as good an idea of breakfast as a Scotchwoman." [Sherlock Holmes, on Mrs. Hudson's cooking.] ” — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“You know,' I answered, with some emotion, for I had never seen so much of Holmes' heart before, 'that it is my… — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
[Sherlock Holmes:] The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession. — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“I never guess. It is a shocking habit—destructive to the logical faculty.1 —SHERLOCK HOLMES, IN SIGN OF THE FOUR” — Nat Greene Copy Share Image
“Yes, the setting (Dartmoor) is a worthy one. If the devil did desire to have a hand in the affairs of men.… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
I read two mysteries a day when I was a kid. All of Agatha Christie, all of 'Sherlock Holmes.' I've seen every… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
Reading my way all the way through Sherlock Holmes gave me a lifelong love for crime and detective fiction. — Stanley Bing Copy Share Image
I love Sherlock Holmes. There's still an awful lot to steal from Conan Doyle. But within a tradition you can work in… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
“To comprehend yourself truly, which is also to comprehend the world truly, you needn’t look any farther than at what abounds with… — Mitch Cullin Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I loved Sherlock Holmes. I'm not interested in crimes. I'm interested in the mind of the detective… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
“The corners of her mouth turned up in a wry smile. “Better and better. Your grandmother’s looks and your grandfather’s brains. A… — Angela Misri 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 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
“(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
“And so reader, farewell to Sherlock Holmes! I thank you for your past constancy, and can but hope that some return has… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“Now is the dramatic moment of fate, Watson, when you hear a step upon the stair which is walking into your life,… — Arthur Conan Doyle 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
“Your problem, dear chap, as I have had occassion to remind you, is that you see but you do not observe; you… — Edward B. Hanna Copy Share Image
“Holmes and Watson are on a camping trip. In the middle of the night Holmes wakes up and gives Dr. Watson a… — Daniel Klein Thomas Cathcart Copy Share Image
“To Sherlock Holmes she is always the woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“Holmes took up the stone and held it against the light. "It's a bonny thing," said he. "Just see how it glints… — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“A large and comfortable double-bedded room had been placed at our disposal, and I was quickly between the sheets, for I was… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“More accurately, on the bed and on the table lay various pieces of what had once been a body. Holmes was leaning… — Lyndsay Faye Copy Share Image
[Toby Jones] is completely different. It's a completely different character. He's the darkest villain we've had. There was always something charming and… — Mark Gatiss Copy Share Image
“I give you full credit for the discovery, I crawl, I grovel, my name is Watson, and you need not say what… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
Ah! my dear Watson, there we come into those realms of conjecture, where the most logical mind may be at fault. Sherlock… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“Actually, it is amazing how much can be learned about people from the books they own.” — Mitch Cullin Copy Share Image
As a complete score, I love 'Sherlock Holmes' - but we cast it badly. We put Ron Moody into the part -… — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
“So what is the truth?” Mr Umezaki had once asked him. “How do you arrive at it? How do you unravel the… — Mitch Cullin Copy Share Image
“Without being too blunt – you are a bachelor who lived with another bachelor for many years.” “Purely platonic, I assure you.” — Mitch Cullin Copy Share Image
I always had a soft spot for Sherlock Holmes and used to imagine helping him out. — Catherine Jinks Copy Share Image
“One should always look for a possible alternative, and provide against it. -Sherlock Holmes” — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“Like I said, I am typically an observant man. Sherlock Holmes and I, we could hang out.” — Emma Chase Copy Share Image
“You know, we bungled a number of important cases – regrettably. Of course, who wants to read about the failures? I certainly… — Mitch Cullin Copy Share Image
If Sherlock Holmes can survive the Reichenbach Falls, then surely we have not seen the last of Detective Sergeant John Munch. — Richard Belzer Copy Share Image
The incredible thing happens at the beginning of the story always, you notice, not the end. A Sherlock Holmes story is never… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
“Fool. He's as bad as Watson, trying to throw himself in harm's way for the sake of the Great Detective.” — Emma Jane Holloway Copy Share Image
“The most common place crime is often the most mysterious, because it presents no new or specific features from which deductions may… — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“Something has gone amiss with the world, he found himself thinking. Something has changed in the marrow, and I’m at a loss… — Mitch Cullin Copy Share Image
I'm really not Sherlock Holmes. I look a little bit like him and sound like him. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
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![“That's what makes characters interesting. If Sherlock [Holmes] had started out being a straightforward man, we wouldn't be talking about him now. If he became one, that would be interesting. But you have to give him somewhere to go, as [Conan] Doyle did.” quote by Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f4/mark-gatiss-10930_character_that-s-what-makes-characters-interesting_1540528.jpg)
![“[Toby Jones] is completely different. It's a completely different character. He's the darkest villain we've had. There was always something charming and engaging about Moriarty. There was something fascinating and actually amoral, rather than immoral, about Charles Augustus Magnussen. This guy is…” quote by Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/mark-gatiss-10930_augustus_toby-jones-is-completely-different-it-s_336563.jpg)
