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I'm not a collector. I don't keep letters, or books, or souvenirs. But I do keep one copy of each translation of my books into a foreign language. Have you ever seen a murder story printed in Singhalese? Wow!
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It is impossible for any Sherlock Holmes story not to have at least one marvelous scene.
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Of course the modern detective story puts off its best tricks till the last, but Doyle always put his best tricks first and that's why they're still the best ones.
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The incredible thing happens at the beginning of the story always, you notice, not the end. A Sherlock Holmes story is never a trick story.
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Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the'.
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Born:
December 1, 1886
Died:
October 27, 1975
(aged 88)
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