"From the first day I met her, she was the only woman to me. Every day of that voyage I loved her more, and many a time since have I kneeled down in the darkness of the night watch and kissed the deck ..."
- Arthur Conan Doyle
"A man always finds it hard to realize that he may have finally lost a woman's love, however badly he may have treated her."
"Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent."
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
"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 exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self i..."
"It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own."
"The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods."
"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 did nothing in the night-time.''That was the curious incident,' remar..."
"I'm not a psychopath, I'm a high-functioning sociopath. Do your research."
"There are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world without them."