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Arthur Conan Doyle
Age: 71 †
Born: 1859
Born: May 22
Died: 1930
Died: July 7
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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle
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His love of danger, his intense appreciation of the drama of an adventure--all the more intense for being held tightly in--his consistent view that every peril in life is a form of sport, a fierce game betwixt you and Fate, with Death as a forfeit, made him a wonderful companion at such hours.
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It is not that I think or believe, but that I know.
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Well, well, my dear fellow, be it so. We have shared this same room for some years, and it would be amusing if we ended by sharing the same cell. (...)
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It is with nations as it is with individuals. A book of history is a book of sermons.
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Holy Men! Holy Cabbages! Holy Bean Pods! What do they do but live and suck in sustenance and grow fat?
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The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.
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It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.
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There is but one step from the grotesque to the horrible.
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I cannot live without brainwork. What else is there to live for
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A fine thought in fine language is a most precious jewel, and should not be hid away, but be exposed for use and ornament.
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The more outre' and grotesque an incident is the more carefully it deserves to be examined, and the very point which appears to complicate a case is, when duly considered and scientifically handled, the one which is most likely to elucidate it.
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I have heard, Mr. Holmes, that you can see deeply into the manifold wickedness of the human heart.
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The great bell of Beaulieu was ringing. Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.
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If my future were black, it was better surely to face it like a man than to attempt to brighten it by mere will-o’-the-wisps of the imagination.
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Nothing clears up a case so much as stating it to another person.
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Ex-Professor Moriarty of mathematical celebrity... is the Napoleon of crime, Watson.
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The stage lost a fine actor, even as science lost an acute reasoner, when [Holmes] became a specialist in crime.
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'It is my duty to warn you that it will be used against you,' cried the Inspector, with the magnificent fair play of the British criminal law.
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It is a pity he did not write in pencil. As you have no doubt frequently observed, the impression usually goes through -- a fact which has dissolved many a happy marriage.
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