Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?' To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.' The dog did nothing in the night-time.' That was the curious incident,' remarked Sherlock Holmes.

It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognise out of a number of facts which are incidental and which are vital.

A trusty comrade is always of use; and a chronicler still more so.

I should be very much obliged if you would slip your revolver into your pocket. An Eley's No. 2 is an excellent argument with gentlemen who can twist steel pokers into knots. That and a tooth-brush are, I think, all that we need.

It is with nations as it is with individuals. A book of history is a book of sermons.

Never trust to general impressions, my boy, but concentrate yourself upon details.

The devil’s agents may be of flesh and blood, may they not?