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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.
Arthur Conan Doyle
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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
Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle
Sir A. Conan Doyle
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Still, it is an error to argue in front of your data. You find yourself insensibly twisting them round to fit your theories.
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A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony.
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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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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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I never guess. It is a shocking habit destructive to the logical faculty.
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