A strong wind sang sadly as it bent the trees in front of the Hall. A half moon shone through the dark, flying clouds on to the wild and empty moor.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Atmosphere, Nature, Mood, Description, Setting
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Wickedness | Self-destructive Behavior | Time | Morning | Human Limits | Luck | Progress | Haunting | Social Commentary | Effort | Belief | Clues | Criticism | Moriarty | Revenge | Cyclical Nature | Physical Sensation | Parenting | Truth | Role Playing | More
More Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes
“For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Admiration, Character, Intellect, Emotion, Rare Moment
Arthur Conan Doyle Admiration, Character, Intellect, Emotion, Rare Moment“The best way of successfully acting a part is to be it.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Acting, Success, Authenticity, Method Acting, Role Playing
Arthur Conan Doyle Acting, Success, Authenticity, Method Acting, Role Playing“So all life is a great chain, the nature of which is known whenever we are shown a link of it.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Life, Interconnectedness, Understanding, Philosophy, Observation
Arthur Conan Doyle Life, Interconnectedness, Understanding, Philosophy, Observation“Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Facts, Discretion, Proportion, Information Management, Judgment
Arthur Conan Doyle Facts, Discretion, Proportion, Information Management, Judgment“Why should people ever take credit for charity when they must know that they cannot gain as much pleasure out of their guineas in any other fashion?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Charity, Altruism, Pleasure, Morality, Human Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Charity, Altruism, Pleasure, Morality, Human Nature“What is the use of having powers, Doctor, when one has no field upon which to exert them? Crime is commonplace, existence is commonplace, and no qualities save those which are commonplace have any function upon earth.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Potential, Purpose, Boredom, Exceptional Abilities, Societal Norms
Arthur Conan Doyle Potential, Purpose, Boredom, Exceptional Abilities, Societal Norms“We have much to hope from the flowers.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Hope, Nature, Optimism, Beauty, Philosophical Musing
Arthur Conan Doyle Hope, Nature, Optimism, Beauty, Philosophical Musing“I have asked myself if the best which can be done with virtue is to shut it within high walls as though it were some savage creature. If the good will lock themselves up, and if the wicked will still wander free, then alas for the world!" Alleyne.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Virtue, Morality, Good Vs Evil, Societal Norms, Philosophical Question
Arthur Conan Doyle Virtue, Morality, Good Vs Evil, Societal Norms, Philosophical Question“From the instant that we passed the rise, we could no longer see the vehicle, but we hastened onward at such a pace that my sedentary life began to tell upon me, and I was compelled to fall behind. Holmes, however, was always in training, for he had inexhaustible stores of nervous energy upon which to draw.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Endurance, Fitness, Energy, Physical Condition, Mental Strength
Arthur Conan Doyle Endurance, Fitness, Energy, Physical Condition, Mental Strength“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Details, Importance, Observation, Detective Work, Life Philosophy
Arthur Conan Doyle Details, Importance, Observation, Detective Work, Life Philosophy“You yourself may not be luminous, but you are a conductor of light.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Inspiration, Influence, Intelligence, Metaphor, Compliment
Arthur Conan Doyle Inspiration, Influence, Intelligence, Metaphor, Compliment“My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Mental Stimulation, Boredom, Work Ethic, Intellectual Challenge, Personal Trait
Arthur Conan Doyle Mental Stimulation, Boredom, Work Ethic, Intellectual Challenge, Personal Trait“Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Skepticism, Observation, Accuracy, Scientific Method, Critical Thinking
Arthur Conan Doyle Skepticism, Observation, Accuracy, Scientific Method, Critical Thinking“Draw your chair up, and hand me my violin, for the only problem which we have still to solve is how to while away these bleak autumnal evenings.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Leisure, Music, Boredom, Companionship, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Leisure, Music, Boredom, Companionship, Sherlock Holmes“I think you want a little unofficial help. Three undetected murders in one year won't do, Lestrade. But you handled the Molesey Mystery with less than your usual – that's to say, you handled it fairly well.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Assistance, Police Work, Criticism, Compliment, Detective Skills
Arthur Conan Doyle Assistance, Police Work, Criticism, Compliment, Detective Skills“The interplay of ideas and the oblique uses of knowledge are often of extraordinary interest. You.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Knowledge, Ideas, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning, Interdisciplinary Thinking
Arthur Conan Doyle Knowledge, Ideas, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning, Interdisciplinary Thinking“You will ruin no more lives as you ruined mine. You will wring no more hearts as you wrung mine. I will free the world of a poisonous thing. Take that, you hound, and that! – and that! – and that! – and that!” Arthur Conan Doyle
Revenge, Justice, Retribution, Emotional Outburst, Personal Vendetta
Arthur Conan Doyle Revenge, Justice, Retribution, Emotional Outburst, Personal Vendetta“I never make exceptions. An exception disproves the rule.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Principles, Consistency, Logic, Rules, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Principles, Consistency, Logic, Rules, Sherlock Holmes