Sherlock Quotes
78 Sherlock quotes by 45 unique authors
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The thing is, horror is a big part of 'Sherlock Holmes.' Doyle also wrote a lot of great horror stories, so there's a lot more…
— Mark Gatiss
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I read two mysteries a day when I was a kid. All of Agatha Christie, all of 'Sherlock Holmes.' I've seen every single British detective…
— Maureen Johnson
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I am inclined to think -' said I. `I should do so,' Sherlock Holmes remarked impatiently.
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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I'll always do 'Sherlock' - it's something I'm not going to give up on.
— Benedict Cumberbatch
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'Sherlock' fans are, by and large, an intelligent breed, so they've gone through my back catalogue and got what I've done, why and how I've…
— Benedict Cumberbatch
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The world of 'Sherlock Holmes' and the world that we live in now is big enough to take more than one interpretation.
— Benedict Cumberbatch
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If people ask, 'Are you Sherlock Holmes?', it's horribly naff, but I say, 'I'm not, I just look a bit like him' - which is…
— Benedict Cumberbatch
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I love Sherlock Holmes. There's still an awful lot to steal from Conan Doyle. But within a tradition you can work in many different ways.
— Henning Mankell
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And then I thought that I had to be like Sherlock Holmes and I had to detach my mind at will to a remarkable degree…
— Mark Haddon
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In those days Mr. Sherlock Holmes was still living in Baker Street and the Bastables were looking for treasure in the Lewisham Road.
— C.S. Lewis
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My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?' To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.' The dog…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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I was fifteen when I first met Sherlock Holmes, fifteen years old with my nose in a book as I walked the Sussex Downs, and…
— Laurie R. King
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I suppose I shall have to compound a felony, as usual. - Sherlock Holmes
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is all in the way of professional experience. - Sherlock Holmes
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know.
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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Detection is, or ought to be, an exact science and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner. You have attempted to tinge…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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I dove on those papers like Sherlock Holmes on a cappuccino binge.
— Jordan Sonnenblick
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So far Kat has been through all the Wa's she could think of, but Hale hadn't admitted to being Walter or Ward or Washington. He'd…
— Ally Carter
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No: I am not tired. I have a curious constitution. I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely." ~ Sherlock Holmes
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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Only that I insist upon your dining with us. It will be ready in half an hour. I have oysters and a brace of grouse,…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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You're splitting?" "No sh*it, Sherlock.
— Scott Westerfeld
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She wasn't the only one to be physically morphed by reader expectation. Miss Havisham was now elderly whether she liked it or not, and Sherlock…
— Jasper Fforde
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Prescription: 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes. Take ten pages, twice a day, til end of course.
— Diane Setterfield
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You have done all the work in this business. I get a wife out of it, Jones gets the credit, pray what remains for you?"…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
Who Wrote These Sherlock Quotes
45 authors contributed a total of 78 Sherlock Quotes, led by these top contributors: