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?
I suppose I shall have to compound a felony as usual.
There is nothing like first-hand evidence.
We can't command our love, but we can our actions.
The best way of successfully acting a part is to be it.
I have heard, Mr. Holmes, that you can see deeply into the manifold wickedness of the human heart.