I never can resist a touch of the dramatic.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Drama, Personality, Theatricality, Self-awareness, Sherlock Holmes
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“The main thing with people of that sort is never to let them think that their information can be of the slightest importance to you. If you do, they will instantly shut up like an oyster. If you listen to them under protest, as it were, you are very likely to get what you want.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Psychology, Manipulation, Information Gathering, Human Behavior, Interpersonal Skills
Arthur Conan Doyle Psychology, Manipulation, Information Gathering, Human Behavior, Interpersonal Skills“There was a brisk northern wind, heavy and wet with the salt of the sea, and he felt, as he turned his face to it, fresh life and strength surging in his blood and bracing his limbs.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Nature, Invigoration, Sea, Weather, Physical Sensation
Arthur Conan Doyle Nature, Invigoration, Sea, Weather, Physical Sensation“There's a light in a woman's eyes that speaks louder than words.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Women, Nonverbal Communication, Observation, Emotion, Human Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Women, Nonverbal Communication, Observation, Emotion, Human Nature“As a rule, the more bizarre a thing is, the less mysterious it proves to be.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Mystery, Bizarreness, Investigation, Logic, Observation
Arthur Conan Doyle Mystery, Bizarreness, Investigation, Logic, Observation“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“The work is its own reward.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Work, Satisfaction, Intrinsic Motivation, Fulfillment, Professional Ethics
Arthur Conan Doyle Work, Satisfaction, Intrinsic Motivation, Fulfillment, Professional Ethics“We surely know by some nameless instinct more about our futures than we think we know.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Intuition, Future, Self-knowledge, Human Nature, Instinct
Arthur Conan Doyle Intuition, Future, Self-knowledge, Human Nature, Instinct“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“Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Facts, Theories, Scientific Method, Bias, Critical Thinking
Arthur Conan Doyle Facts, Theories, Scientific Method, Bias, Critical Thinking“This world of ours appears to be separated by a slight and precarious margin of safety from a most singular and unexpected danger.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Danger, Safety, World, Unexpected, Philosophical Reflection
Arthur Conan Doyle Danger, Safety, World, Unexpected, Philosophical Reflection“A study in scarlet, eh? Why shouldn't we use a little art jargon? There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Murder, Investigation, Metaphor, Detective Work, Life And Death
Arthur Conan Doyle Murder, Investigation, Metaphor, Detective Work, Life And Death“What have you to confess now? It's just as well for two fellows to know the worst of one another before they begin to live together.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Confession, Honesty, Roommates, Relationships, Compatibility
Arthur Conan Doyle Confession, Honesty, Roommates, Relationships, Compatibility“Truth is stranger than fiction.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Reality, Fiction, Comparison, Wisdom, Life Experience
Arthur Conan Doyle Reality, Fiction, Comparison, Wisdom, Life Experience“The more we progress the more we tend to progress. We advance not in arithmetical but in geometrical progression. We draw compound interest on the whole capital of knowledge and virtue which has been accumulated since the dawning of time.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Progress, Knowledge, Virtue, Human Advancement, Intellectual Growth
Arthur Conan Doyle Progress, Knowledge, Virtue, Human Advancement, Intellectual Growth“London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.” Arthur Conan Doyle
London, City Life, Societal Critique, Urban Description, Imperial Capital
Arthur Conan Doyle London, City Life, Societal Critique, Urban Description, Imperial Capital“How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Deduction, Logic, Truth, Investigation, Problem-solving
Arthur Conan Doyle Deduction, Logic, Truth, Investigation, Problem-solving“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“The most dangerous condition for a man or a nation is when his intellectual side is more developed than his spiritual".” Arthur Conan Doyle
Intellect, Spirituality, Balance, Danger, Human Development
Arthur Conan Doyle Intellect, Spirituality, Balance, Danger, Human Development