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> [“Matilda Briggs was not the name of a young woman, Watson," said Holmes in a reminiscent voice. "It was a ship which is associated with the giant rat of Sumatra, a story for which the world is not yet prepared.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/matilda-briggs-was-not-the-name-of-a-young-woman-watson-said-holmes/)

[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/)

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## Other authors on Watson Said

## More by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

> [Sherlock Holmes: She is a lovely woman, Watson, with a face that a man might die for. Dr. John Watson: A face a man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/sherlock-holmes-she-is-a-lovely-woman-watson-with-a-face-that-a-man/)

[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/)

> [“Perchance you shall, fair sir," said Nigel, "for all that I have seen of you fills me with this desire to go further with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/perchance-you-shall-fair-sir-said-nigel-for-all-that-i-have-seen-of/)

[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/)

> [“It is not the cold which makes me shiver”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/it-is-not-the-cold-which-makes-me-shiver/)

[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/)

> [“Take a pinch of snuff, doctor, and acknowledge that I have scored over you in your example.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/take-a-pinch-of-snuff-doctor-and-acknowledge-that-i-have-scored-over/)

[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/)

> [“The cheese-mites asked how the cheese got there, And warmly debated the matter; The Orthodox said that it came from the air, And the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/the-cheese-mites-asked-how-the-cheese-got-there-and-warmly-debated/)

[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/)

> [“Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire. A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/un-sot-trouve-toujours-un-plus-sot-qui-l-admire-a-fool-always-finds-a/)

[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/)

> [“My friend's wiry arms were around me and he was leading me to the chair. "You're not hurt, Watson? For God's sake say that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/my-friend-s-wiry-arms-were-around-me-and-he-was-leading-me-to-the/)

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> [“It is the German who is so uncourteous to his verbs”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/it-is-the-german-who-is-so-uncourteous-to-his-verbs/)

[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/)

> [“Matilda Briggs was not the name of a young woman, Watson," said Holmes in a reminiscent voice. "It was a ship which is associated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/matilda-briggs-was-not-the-name-of-a-young-woman-watson-said-holmes/)

[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/)

> [“Holmes took up the stone and held it against the light. "It's a bonny thing," said he. "Just see how it glints and sparkles.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/holmes-took-up-the-stone-and-held-it-against-the-light-it-s-a-bonny/)

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> [“Some of you rich men have to be taught that all the world cannot be bribed into condoning your offences.\\”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/some-of-you-rich-men-have-to-be-taught-that-all-the-world-cannot-be/)

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> [“The Frenchman sat up with that strange energy which comes often as the harbinger of death. "(...) This I tell you - I, Raoul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/the-frenchman-sat-up-with-that-strange-energy-which-comes-often-as/)

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> [“It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/it-may-be-that-you-are-not-yourself-luminous-but-you-are-a-conductor/)

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> [“My dear fellow, you may laugh, but I give you my word that I shall be very glad to have you back safe and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/my-dear-fellow-you-may-laugh-but-i-give-you-my-word-that-i-shall-be/)

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> [“That any civilized human being in this nineteenth century should not be aware that the earth traveled round the sun appeared to me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/that-any-civilized-human-being-in-this-nineteenth-century-should-not/)

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