Sir Walter, with his 61 years of life, although he never wrote a novel until he was over 40, had, fortunately for the world, a longer working career than most of his brethren.

if i could be assured of your destruction, i would in the interest of the public, cheerfully accept my death.

He spoke wistfully of a sudden leaving, a breaking of old ties, a flight into a strange world, ending in this dreary valley, and Ettie listened, her dark eyes gleaming with pity and with sympathy - those two qualities which may turn so rapidly and so naturally to love.

Ah! my dear Watson, there we come into those realms of conjecture, where the most logical mind may be at fault. Sherlock Holmes speaking with Dr. Watson.

What one man can invent, another can discover.

That which is clearly known hath less terror than that which is but hinted at and guessed.

My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know.