Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.
Famous quotes by conan doyle:
“Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them.”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
“Nothing clears up a case so much as stating it to another person.”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
“Beyond the obvious facts that you are a bachelor, a solicitor, a Freemason, and an asthmatic, I know nothing whatever about you.”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
“‘Many men have been hanged on far slighter evidence,’ I remarked.
‘So they have. And many men have been wrongfully hanged.’”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
“‘Circumstantial evidence is a very tricky thing,’ answered Holmes thoughtfully. ‘It may seem to point very straight to one thing, but if you shift your own point of view a little, you may find it pointing in an equally uncompromising manner to something entirely different.’”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)