Sir Arthur Conan

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    “London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.”
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    “There are a sort of men whose visages
    Do cream and mantle like a standing pond,
    And do a willful stillness entertain,
    With purpose to be dressed in an opinion
    Of wisdom, gravity, profound conceit,
    As who should say, “I am Sir Oracle,
    And when I ope my lips let no dog bark!””
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Staff has a genius for sitting on its brains and coming up with perfect hindsight.”
    —Leo V. Gordon, U.S. screenwriter, and Arthur Hiller. Major Craig (Rock Hudson)

    “We have much to hope from the flowers.”
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)