Holmes Quotes

125 quotes by 64 authors

All right, Watson. Donâ€™t look so scared,â€ he muttered in a very weak voice. â€œItâ€™s not as bad as it seems.â€ â€œThank God for that!â€… — Arthur Conan Doyle
It was easier to know it than to explain why I know it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four,… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Tell me about yourself, Miss Russel." I started to give him the obligatory response, first the demurral and then the reluctant flat autobiography, but some… — Laurie R. King
What is the meaning of it, Watson? said Holmes solemnly as he laid down the paper. "What object is served by this circle of misery… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Oh how I've missed you, Holmes. — Arthur Conan Doyle
He had the attitude that he could do anything, and therefore so can you. He put his life in my hands. So that made me… — Walter Isaacson
It's quite exciting," said Sherlock Holmes, with a yawn. — Arthur Conan Doyle
...Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul, remained in our lodgings in Baker Street, buried among his old books, and… — Arthur Conan Doyle
I undid the wrappings with great curiosity, for Holmes did not normally give gifts. I opened the dark velvet jewller's box and found inside a… — Laurie R. King
Really, Watson, you excel yourself," said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette. "I am bound to say that in all the accounts… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Show Holmes a drop of water and he would deduce the existence of the Atlantic. Show it to me and I would look for a… — Anthony Horowitz
The stage lost a fine actor, even as science lost an acute reasoner, when [Holmes] became a specialist in crime. — Arthur Conan Doyle
Iâ€™ve often wished that I had some suave and socially acceptable hobby that I could fall back on in times like this. You know, play… — Jim Butcher
I wanted to say something brilliant. My God, Holmes, how did you know the zombie was hiding in the flower pot? But I couldn't lie. — Laurell K. Hamilton
You let their friendship continue because Maisie looks after your son while you're gallivanting around the country disguised as Sherlock Holmes" - Uncle Paton Yewbeam — Jenny Nimmo
But a topee is not a turban, and I had been my teacher's pupil before I became my husband's wife, learning to my bones that… — Laurie R. King
Stop it!' He relented, so far as he could, stepping forward to take my head into his hands. 'Russell, once, only once, I was taken… — Laurie R. King
I rose to go, but Holmes caught me by my wrist and pushed me back into my chair. 'It is both, or none,' said he.… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes observed that once you have eliminated the impossible then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the answer. I, however, do not like to… — Douglas Adams
I felt Holmes's hand steal into mine and give me a reassuring shake. - Watson — Arthur Conan Doyle

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