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These quotes collectively reveal much about Holmes' personality, his methods of detection, and the broader themes of logic versus emotion, imperialism, and human psychology that are present in The Sign of Four.
- Sherlock Holmes: “I’m not a psychopath, Anderson. I’m a high-functioning sociopath. Do your research.” This quote from the pilot episode, “A Study in Pink,” sets the tone for Sherlock’s character throughout the series – intelligent, eccentric, and unapologetically blunt.
- Sherlock Holmes: “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” Borrowed from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original works, this quote encapsulates Sherlock’s approach to solving cases.
- John Watson: “You don’t have a girlfriend then?” Sherlock Holmes: “Girlfriend? No, not really my area.” John Watson: “Oh, right. Do you have a boyfriend? Which is fine, by the way.”
- Sherlock Holmes: “The game, Mrs. Hudson, is on!” Sherlock’s infectious enthusiasm for a new case is captured perfectly in this catchphrase, a modernized version of the iconic “The game is afoot” line from the original stories.
Mar 9, 2021 · Are you a die-hard fan of Sherlock Holmes? Listed down are some famous Sherlock Holmes quotes from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for the readers.
- Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, Ruth Rendell
- 1927
- “You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Complete Sherlock Holmes.
- “Excellent!" I cried. "Elementary," said he.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Complete Sherlock Holmes.
- “I cannot live without brainwork. What else is there to live for? Stand at the window here. Was ever such a dreary, dismal, unprofitable world? See how the yellow fog swirls down the street and drifts across the duncoloured houses.
- “if i could be assured of your destruction, i would in the interest of the public, cheerfully accept my death.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Complete Sherlock Holmes.
47 of the best book quotes from Sherlock Holmes. “You know my methods, Watson. There was not one of them which I did not apply to the inquiry. And it ended by my discovering traces, but very different ones from those which I had expected.”. “Education never ends, Watson.
“What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet. tags: accomplishment, belief, rewriting-history, sherlock-holmes. 858 likes. Like. “To a great mind, nothing is little,' remarked Holmes, sententiously.”
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Sherlock Holmes quotes are famous and this consensus 10 best quotations list from the Sherlock Holmes stories ranks them.
