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

“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.]”

“What do you wish to draw my attention to?To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.The dog did nothing in the night-time.That was the curious incident, remarked Sherlock Holmes.”

“You have done all the work in this business. I get a wife out of it, Jones gets the credit, pray what remains for you?""For me," said Sherlock Holmes, "there still remains the cocaine bottle.”

“It was easier to know it than to explain why I know it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact.~ Sherlock Holmes”

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