I fear that I bore you with these details, but I have to let you see my little difficulties, if you are to understand the situation.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Explanation, Details, Understanding, Communication, Problem-solving
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Self-sacrifice | Mental Control | Scientific Discovery | Limitations | Attention To Detail | Fitness | Character Analysis | Media | Love | Mental Acuity | Science | Bizarreness | Character Flaw | Emotional Attachment | Bravery | Satisfaction | Myths | Excitement | Mental Wandering | Determination | More
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“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“Anything seems commonplace, once explained.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Explanation, Perspective, Understanding, Demystification, Knowledge Acquisition
Arthur Conan Doyle Explanation, Perspective, Understanding, Demystification, Knowledge Acquisition“The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes, Story Title, Detective Fiction, Literary Work, Mystery
Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes, Story Title, Detective Fiction, Literary Work, Mystery“Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Networking, Success, Skills, Genius, Professional Relationships
Arthur Conan Doyle Networking, Success, Skills, Genius, Professional Relationships“It is decreed by a merciful Nature that the human brain cannot think of two things simultaneously, so that if it be steeped in curiosity as to science it has no room for merely personal considerations.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Human Mind, Science, Focus, Nature, Personal Matters
Arthur Conan Doyle Human Mind, Science, Focus, Nature, Personal Matters“I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best is jumbled up with a lot of other things, so that he has a difficulty in laying his hands upon it.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Mind, Knowledge, Memory, Learning, Mental Organization
Arthur Conan Doyle Mind, Knowledge, Memory, Learning, Mental Organization“Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Violence, Karma, Justice, Consequences, Moral Philosophy
Arthur Conan Doyle Violence, Karma, Justice, Consequences, Moral Philosophy“The fair sex is your department.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Gender Roles, Expertise, Division Of Labor, Stereotypes, Interpersonal Skills
Arthur Conan Doyle Gender Roles, Expertise, Division Of Labor, Stereotypes, Interpersonal Skills“It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Details, Importance, Observation, Investigation, Detective Work
Arthur Conan Doyle Details, Importance, Observation, Investigation, Detective Work“It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Goodness, Hope, Nature, Flowers, Positive Outlook
Arthur Conan Doyle Goodness, Hope, Nature, Flowers, Positive Outlook“There is nothing more to be said or to be done tonight, so hand me over my violin and let us try to forget for half an hour the miserable weather and the still more miserable ways of our fellowmen.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Music, Solace, Human Nature, Weather, Escapism
Arthur Conan Doyle Music, Solace, Human Nature, Weather, Escapism“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“Well, sir, let us do what we can to curtail this visit, which can hardly be agreeable to you, and is inexpressibly irksome to me.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Social Interaction, Politeness, Discomfort, Brevity, Interpersonal Relations
Arthur Conan Doyle Social Interaction, Politeness, Discomfort, Brevity, Interpersonal Relations“It is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Danger, Courage, Stupidity, Self-preservation, Realism
Arthur Conan Doyle Danger, Courage, Stupidity, Self-preservation, Realism“Several times during the last three years I have taken up my pen to write to you, but always I feared lest your affectionate regard for me should tempt you to some indiscretion which would betray my secret.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Secrecy, Friendship, Caution, Communication, Loyalty
Arthur Conan Doyle Secrecy, Friendship, Caution, Communication, Loyalty“To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces. The sea air, sunshine, and patience, Watson – all else will come.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Mental Health, Relaxation, Patience, Problem-solving, Brain Function
Arthur Conan Doyle Mental Health, Relaxation, Patience, Problem-solving, Brain Function“There seems to me to be absolutely no limit to the inanity and credulity of the human race. Homo Sapiens! Homo idioticus!” Arthur Conan Doyle
Human Nature, Criticism, Intelligence, Skepticism, Social Commentary
Arthur Conan Doyle Human Nature, Criticism, Intelligence, Skepticism, Social Commentary“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.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Courage, Realism, Future, Imagination, Facing Adversity
Arthur Conan Doyle Courage, Realism, Future, Imagination, Facing Adversity“It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognize, out of a number of facts, which are incidental and which vital. Otherwise your energy and attention must be dissipated instead of being concentrated.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Detection, Focus, Prioritization, Investigation Skills, Analytical Thinking
Arthur Conan Doyle Detection, Focus, Prioritization, Investigation Skills, Analytical Thinking