London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.

There are no crimes and no criminals in these days. What is the use of having brains in our profession? I know well that I have it in me to make my name famous. No man lives or has ever lived who has brought the same amount of study and of natural talent to the detection of crime which I have done. And what is the result? There is no crime to detect, or, at most, some bungling villainy with a motive so transparent that even a Scotland Yard official can see through it.

There is nothing like first-hand evidence.

My business is that of every other good citizen - to uphold the law.

It was easier to know it than to explain why I know it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact. ~ Sherlock Holmes

There are times, young fellah, when every one of us must make a stand for human right and justice, or you never feel clean again.

“How ever did you see that?” “Because I looked for it.”