“let me put on my Sherlock Holmes deer-stalker hat and think why else a junkie might be shivering!”

“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.]”

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

“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”

“... can I have the heart to fluster the flustered Thipps further—that's very difficult to say quickly—by appearing in a top-hat and frock-coat? I think not. Ten to one he will overlook my trousers and mistake me for the undertaker. A grey suit, I fancy, neat but not gaudy, with a hat to tone, suits my other self better. Exit the amateur of first editions; new motive introduced by solo bassoon; enter Sherlock Holmes, disguised as a walking gentleman.”