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
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“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“Truth is stranger than fiction.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Reality, Fiction, Comparison, Wisdom, Life Experience
Arthur Conan Doyle Reality, Fiction, Comparison, Wisdom, Life Experience“How dangerous it is to reason from insufficient data.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Data, Reasoning, Danger, Investigation, Logical Thinking
Arthur Conan Doyle Data, Reasoning, Danger, Investigation, Logical Thinking“Well, I'm a bacteriologist, you know. I live in a nine-hundred-diameter microscope. I can hardly claim to take serious notice of anything that I can see with my naked eye.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Perspective, Specialization, Focus, Scientific View, Professional Bias
Arthur Conan Doyle Perspective, Specialization, Focus, Scientific View, Professional Bias“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“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“You never tire of the moor. You cannot think the wonderful secrets which it contains. It is so vast, and so barren, and so mysterious.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Nature, Mystery, Fascination, Exploration, Landscape
Arthur Conan Doyle Nature, Mystery, Fascination, Exploration, Landscape“Indeed, I cannot think why the whole bed of the ocean is not one solid mass of oysters, so prolific the creatures seem. Ah, I am wandering! Strange how the brain controls the brain! What was I saying, Watson?” Arthur Conan Doyle
Distraction, Thought Process, Mental Wandering, Self-awareness, Conversation
Arthur Conan Doyle Distraction, Thought Process, Mental Wandering, Self-awareness, Conversation“I have mastered the principles of several religions. They have all shocked me by the violence which I should have to do to my reason to accept the dogmas of any one of them.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Religion, Reason, Dogma, Skepticism, Critical Thinking
Arthur Conan Doyle Religion, Reason, Dogma, Skepticism, Critical Thinking“The ways of fate are indeed hard to understand. If there is not some compensation hereafter, then the world is a cruel jest.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Fate, Philosophy, Afterlife, Justice, Existential Musings
Arthur Conan Doyle Fate, Philosophy, Afterlife, Justice, Existential Musings“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“The weak man becomes strong when he has nothing, for then only can he feel the wild, mad thrill of despair.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Despair, Strength, Adversity, Human Nature, Transformation
Arthur Conan Doyle Despair, Strength, Adversity, Human Nature, Transformation“I never can resist a touch of the dramatic.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Drama, Personality, Theatricality, Self-awareness, Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle Drama, Personality, Theatricality, Self-awareness, Sherlock Holmes“My sister and I, you will recollect, were twins, and you know how subtle are the links which bind two souls which are so closely allied.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Twins, Connection, Family Bonds, Spiritual Link, Close Relationship
Arthur Conan Doyle Twins, Connection, Family Bonds, Spiritual Link, Close Relationship“Depend upon it, there is nothing so unnatural as the commonplace.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Commonplace, Nature, Perception, Uniqueness, Observation
Arthur Conan Doyle Commonplace, Nature, Perception, Uniqueness, Observation“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
Perception, Reputation, Deception, Social Influence, Cynicism
Arthur Conan Doyle Perception, Reputation, Deception, Social Influence, Cynicism“He chuckled to himself and rubbed his long, nervous hands together.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Anticipation, Excitement, Mannerism, Character Description, Body Language
Arthur Conan Doyle Anticipation, Excitement, Mannerism, Character Description, Body Language“Art in the blood is liable to take the strangest forms.” Arthur Conan Doyle
Art, Heredity, Creativity, Eccentricity, Talent
Arthur Conan Doyle Art, Heredity, Creativity, Eccentricity, Talent