Cabal Quote by Daniel H. Wilson

“His name," said the cabman, "was Mr. Sherlock Holmes." Never have I seen my friend more completely taken aback than by the cabman's reply.…

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“Sherlock Holmes is a literary figment. He lives in Neverland, so he always gets to be right. But if he tried to ply his…

— Jonathan Gottschall

Mike Holmes is insanely talented and his work bristles with the kind of humanity and insight that is rare in comics – or in…

— Tom Scharpling

When I was a kid, I loved Sherlock Holmes. I'm not interested in crimes. I'm interested in the mind of the detective and his…

— Patti Smith

Ever since I was a child, I've always been fascinated with Sherlock Holmes.

— Kam Williams

“I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me. He was a marvellous little fellow. He…

— Agatha Christie

Arthur Conan Doyle had to be Sherlock Holmes in order to envision how Sherlock Holmes would unravel a mystery. He had to be in…

— Patti Smith

Holmes has become the dark side of the moon for me. He is moody and solitary and underneath I am really sociable and gregarious.…

— Jeremy Brett

The interesting thing about Sherlock is that he is himself a reflection of that very English duality. As a drug addict, he is a…

— Rupert Everett

Interestingly, this character [Doctor Nash] is probably closer to me than somebody like the evil Sir Godfrey in Robin Hood or Lord Blackwood who…

— Mark Strong

Sherlock Holmes was a drug addict without a single amiable trait.

— George Bernard Shaw

Arthur Conan Doyle was entranced by the notion of a brilliant detective who can deduce everything a stranger has been up to from the…

— Rafael Yglesias