Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another.
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLEWhere there is no imagination, there is no horror.
More Arthur Conan Doyle Quotes
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I am an omnivorous reader with a strangely retentive memory for trifles.
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We balance probabilities and choose the most likely. It is the scientific use of the imagination.
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Circumstantial evidence is a very tricky thing. It may seem to point very straight to one thing, but if you shift your own point of view a little, you may find it pointing in an equally uncompromising manner to something entirely different.
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A dog reflects the family life.
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The game is afoot.
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It’s every man’s business to see justice done.
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Of all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves are the worst.
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The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.
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What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done.
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Where there is no imagination, there is no horror.
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I get in the dumps at times, and don’t open my mouth for days on end. You must not think I am sulky when I do that. Just let me alone, and I’ll soon be right.
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You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.
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Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting.
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Where there is no imagination, there is no horror.
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There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you.
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