Every man who will not have softening of the heart must at last have softening of the brain

The criminal is the creative artist; the detective only the critic.

It is the root of all religion that a man knows that he is nothing in order to thank God that he is something.

What are we going to do?" asked the Professor. "At this moment," said Syme, with a scientific detachment, "I think we are going to smash into a lamppost.

I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice

The Catholic Church is like a thick steak, a glass of red wine, and a good cigar.

The sane man knows that he has a touch of the beast, a touch of the devil, a touch of the saint, a touch of the citizen. Nay, the really sane man knows that he has a touch of the madman.