The Adventure of the Six Napoleons / The Adventure of the Crooked Man Quotes

“The Press, Watson, is a most valuable institution, if you only know how to use it.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Six Napoleons / The Adventure of the Crooked Man

“The affair seems absurdly trifling, and yet I dare call nothing trivial when I reflect that some of my most classic cases have had the least promising commencement. You will remember, Watson, how the dreadful business of the Abernetty family was first brought to my notice by the depth which the parsley had sunk into the butter upon a hot day.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Six Napoleons / The Adventure of the Crooked Man