The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Quotes

“You recall Marvell’s choice phrase, Watson? Had we but world enough, and time’?”
― Nicholas Meyer, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D.

“A European war! Millions of lives! Often I had been astonished by my friend’s amazing powers, but never had I seen him infer so much on the basis of so little. And, great heavens, what if it should prove true? I do not know how Freud passed that night, but my dreams surpassed my waking fears. The gay and colourful city of Johann Strauss was no longer revolving to the stately strains of his waltzes, but swirling to the shriek of a terrible nightmare.”
― Nicholas Meyer, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D.

“He may of course resume it at any time. Such is the curse of enslavement to drugs. It would be interesting to know,” he added, with seeming irrelevancy, “how he became involved with cocaine.’ “I have always known him to keep it about his rooms,” I answered truthfully. “He says he takes it because of boredom, lack of activity.” Freud turned and smiled at me, his features displaying the infinite and nameless wisdom and compassion I had noticed the moment I first set eyes on him. “That is not the reason a man pursues such a path to destruction,” he said softly.”
― Nicholas Meyer, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D.

“That night Holmes awoke in a high fever and was delirious. As Freud and I sat by his bedside, each restraining the movement of his hands, he babbled of oysters overrunning the world and similar nonsense.* Freud listened with the greatest attention. “Is he fond of oysters?” he demanded of me during a quiet interval. I shrugged, too confused to answer accurately.”
― Nicholas Meyer, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D.