Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes

"The case has, in some respects, been not entirely devoid of interest." ~ A Case of Identity by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent." ~ A Case of Identity by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "I can never bring you to realize the importance of sleeves, the suggestiveness of thumb-nails, or the great issues that may hang from a boot-lace." ~ A Case of Identity by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "'Yes,' said I, 'I have taken to living by my wits.'" ~ The Musgrave Ritual by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "Something of his birth place seemed to cling to the man, and I never looked at his pale, keen face or the poise of his head without associating him with gray archways and mullioned windows and all the venerable wreckage of a feudal keep." ~ The Musgrave Ritual by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Mr. Melas, however, still lived, and in less than an hour, with the aid of ammonia and brandy I had the satisfaction of seeing him open his eyes, and of knowing that my hand had drawn him back from that dark valley in which all paths meet. ~ The Greek Interpreter by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "The Diogenes Club is the queerest club in London, and Mycroft one of the queerest men." ~ The Greek Interpreter by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "My dear Watson," said he, "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 is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers." ~ The Greek Interpreter by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another." ~ The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals. He has nerve and he has knowledge." ~ The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle