Art in the blood is liable to take the strangest forms.
The lowest and vilest alleys of London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.
Anything is better than stagnation.
The more featureless and commonplace a crime is, the more difficult it is to bring it home.
I felt Holmes's hand steal into mine and give me a reassuring shake. - Watson
The good Watson had at that time deserted me for a wife, the only selfish action I can recall in our association. I was alone.