“My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession, or rather created it, for I am the only one in the world”
Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four.
“A house divided against itself can not stand”
-Abraham Lincoln
Hey EJE! I actually read that in one of my history primary document or my history final.
“You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.”
Sherlock Holmes, A Scandal in Bohemia.
“Are you in good hands?”
Allstate Commercial
“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”
Sherlock Holmes, The Boscombe Valley Mystery.
“Why is everyone saying Jesus failed because the rapture didn’t happen? No, the guy who predicted it failed.”
“My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don’t know.”
Sherlock Holmes, The Blue Carbuncle.
Sweetness! That’s probably his most famous quote. He’s not my favorite President, but there’s no denying that he’s the greatest President our country has seen. Alongside Washington and FDR.
Friend: Wow, you’ve grown.
Friend 2: Yep! Thank you.
Me: Wow, I shrank!
“Data! Data! Data! I can’t make bricks without clay.”
Sherlock Holmes, The Copper Beeches.
The girl wheezed as he brought his face closer to hers, but despite the pain, she eventually spoke:
“You know, even if you do kill me and even if you go ahead with your plans- he never really loved you. I’m willing to die for them, but at least I know it’s love. At least I know they really care.”
“Shut up.”
“Deep down you know I’m right. You’re not a son to him, just a little idiot he wants to play a starring part in his little prophecy.”
“I said shut up!”
-excerpt from one of my original stories.
Colonel Ross: Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?
Holmes: To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.
Colonel Ross: The dog did nothing in the night-time.
Holmes: That was the curious incident.
Silver Blaze.
Me: Guess who homered today?
Twin bro: I don’t wanna talk about…
Me: JOSE BAUTISTA!!! YAY!!!
“There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you.”
Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles.
“Do you have it?”
Mike o Malley, Host of Nickelodeon Guts and Global Guts
“What one man can invent another can discover.”
Sherlock Holmes, The Dancing Men.
“Why are all of the things good for your body taste so bad?”
A little kid.
Funny; that is also a quote from Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind! XD
“I’d like to cry, but I think I’ve run out of tears.”
“It is impossible as I state it, and therefore I must in some respect have stated it wrong.”
Sherlock Holmes, The Priory School.