The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

“You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.

but she has a soul of steel. She has the face of the most beautiful of women, and the mind of the most resolute of men.

My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence. These little problems help me to do so.”

“life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. We would not dare to conceive the things which are really mere commonplaces of existence.

“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.

“Not invisible but unnoticed, Watson.

Never trust to general impressions, my boy, but concentrate yourself upon details.

“You know my method. It is founded upon the observation of trifles.”

“Not a bite. I had no time to think of it.”

I don’t remember the context at all, but I can see why this rang a bell. It’s very me to have no time to think of eating. Sherlock must have sounded relatable.

It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles.

“I have seen too much not to know that the impression of a woman may be more valuable than the conclusion of an analytical reasoner.

And on top of being women, dear Sherlock, some women are also analytical reasoners.

“My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don’t know.”