“It is of the first importance not to allow your judgment to be biased by personal qualities. A client is to me a mere unit, ---a factor in a problem. - Sherlock Holmes”

“I abhour the dull routine of existence" - Sherlock Holmes”

“No ghosts need apply. - Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire”

“Because it is my desire. Is that not enough?"[Sherlock Holmes on his raison d'être.]”

“I am lost without my Boswell.[Sherlock Holmes on Dr. Watson.]”

“Men of character always differentiate their long letters, however illegibly they may write. - Sherlock Holmes”

“My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know.”