#sherlock

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

#details #detection #facts #importance #sherlock-holmes

Her cuisine is limited but she has as good an idea of breakfast as a Scotchwoman." [Sherlock Holmes, on Mrs. Hudson's cooking.] ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#cooking #cuisine #food #limitations #scotch

Murder was so trivial in the stories Harold loved. Dead bodies were plot points, puzzles to be reasoned out. They weren't brothers. Plot points didn't leave behind grieving sisters who couldn't find their shoes. ↗

— Graham Moore

#conan #doyle #holmes #mystery #sherlock

You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion. ---Sherlock Holmes ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#gifts

The game is afoot. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#sherlock-holmes #adventure

Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene. ↗

— Rex Stout

#holmes #least #marvelous #scene #sherlock

I am somewhat exhausted; I wonder how a battery feels when it pours electricity into a non-conductor? ↗