If she were seventeen at the time of her father's disappearance she must be seven-and-twenty now – a sweet age, when youth has lost its self-consciousness and become a little sobered by experience.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Age, Maturity, Experience, Youth, Personal Growth
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“It is all very well to say that a man is clever, but the reader wants to see examples of it...” Arthur Conan Doyle
Cleverness, Proof, Writing, Demonstration, Reader Expectation
Arthur Conan Doyle Cleverness, Proof, Writing, Demonstration, Reader Expectation“We give you best, Holmes. I believe you are the devil himself.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Admiration, Detective Skills, Compliment, Supernatural Comparison, Defeat
Arthur Conan Doyle Admiration, Detective Skills, Compliment, Supernatural Comparison, Defeat“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“Why on earth people who have something to say which is worth hearing should not take the slight trouble to learn how to make it heard is one of the strange mysteries of modern life.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Communication, Skill, Frustration, Modern Life, Self-improvement
Arthur Conan Doyle Communication, Skill, Frustration, Modern Life, Self-improvement“No chain is stronger than its weakest link.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Weakness, Strength, Teamwork, Proverb, Systems Thinking
Arthur Conan Doyle Weakness, Strength, Teamwork, Proverb, Systems Thinking“If in 100 years I am only known as the man who invented Sherlock Holmes then I will have considered my life a failure.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Legacy, Ambition, Authorship, Literary Creation, Personal Goals
Arthur Conan Doyle Legacy, Ambition, Authorship, Literary Creation, Personal Goals“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
Arthur Conan Doyle Atmosphere, Nature, Mood, Description, Setting“There is danger for him who taketh the tiger cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman.' There is as much sense in Hafiz as in Horace, and as much knowledge of the world." a.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Wisdom, Danger, Women, Literary Reference, Life Lessons
Arthur Conan Doyle Wisdom, Danger, Women, Literary Reference, Life Lessons“Clouds of insects danced and buzzed in the golden autumn light, and the air was full of the piping of the song-birds. Long, glinting dragonflies shot across the path, or hung tremulous with gauzy wings and gleaming bodies.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Nature, Autumn, Description, Insects, Atmosphere
Arthur Conan Doyle Nature, Autumn, Description, Insects, Atmosphere“I am somewhat exhausted; I wonder how a battery feels when it pours electricity into a non-conductor?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Exhaustion, Metaphor, Energy, Futility, Human Condition
Arthur Conan Doyle Exhaustion, Metaphor, Energy, Futility, Human Condition“I never remember feeling tired by work. though idleness exhausts me completely.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Work Ethic, Productivity, Idleness, Energy, Personal Trait
Arthur Conan Doyle Work Ethic, Productivity, Idleness, Energy, Personal Trait“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“It is all in the way of professional experience. – Sherlock Holmes.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Experience, Professionalism, Detective Work, Expertise, Career
Arthur Conan Doyle Experience, Professionalism, Detective Work, Expertise, Career“So we stood hand-in-hand, like two children, and there was peace in our hearts for all the dark things that surrounded us.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Peace, Innocence, Love, Adversity, Emotional Connection
Arthur Conan Doyle Peace, Innocence, Love, Adversity, Emotional Connection“Violence is sometimes a duty.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Violence, Duty, Morality, Necessity, Ethical Dilemma
Arthur Conan Doyle Violence, Duty, Morality, Necessity, Ethical Dilemma“I trust that age doth not wither nor custom stale my infinite variety.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Age, Variety, Adaptability, Self-confidence, Personal Growth
Arthur Conan Doyle Age, Variety, Adaptability, Self-confidence, Personal Growth“Desultory readers are seldom remarkable for the exactness of their learning.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Reading, Learning, Dedication, Knowledge, Intellectual Discipline
Arthur Conan Doyle Reading, Learning, Dedication, Knowledge, Intellectual Discipline“That mysterious change is too subtle and too gradual to be measured by dates. Least of all does the maiden herself know it until the tone of a voice or the touch of a hand sets her heart thrilling within her, and she learns, with a mixture of pride and of fear, that a new and a larger nature has awoke within her. There are few who cannot recall that day and remember the one little incident which heralded the dawn of a new life.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Love, Growth, Self-discovery, Youth, Human Nature
Arthur Conan Doyle Love, Growth, Self-discovery, Youth, Human Nature