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Holmes," I cried, "this is impossible." "Admirable!" he said. "A most illuminating remark. It is impossible as I state it, and therefore I must in some respect have stated it wrong."

Arthur Conan Doyle

Far away on the path we saw Sir Henry looking back, his face white in the moonlight, his hands raised in horror, glaring helplessly at the frightful thing which was hunting him down. But that cry of pain from the hound had blown all our fears to the winds. If he was vulnerable he was mortal, and if we could wound him we could kill him. Never have I seen a man run as Holmes ran that night.

Arthur Conan Doyle

I don't mean to deny that the evidence is in some ways very strong in favor of your theory, I only wish to point out that there are other theories possible.

Arthur Conan Doyle

When my old tutor used to give me an exercise in trigonometry, it always took the shape of measuring heights.

Arthur Conan Doyle

I do hate the City of London! It is the only thing which ever comes between us.

Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle

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Born: May 22, 1859

Died: July 7, 1930 (aged 71)

Bio: Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician, most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.

Known for:

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)
A Study in Scarlet (1887)
The Lost World (1912)
The Sign of the Four (1890)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894)

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