Sir Arthur Conan

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    ““What business is it of yours, then?”
    “It’s every man’s business to see justice done.””
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    “We can’t command our love, but we can our actions.”
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    ““Excellent!” I cried.
    “Elementary,” said he.”
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    “There was a young lady called Gloria
    Who was had by Sir Gerald Du Maurier
    And then by six men
    And Sir Gerald again
    And the band of the Waldorf-Astoria.”
    —Anonymous.

    “I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.”
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    ““It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognise out of a number of facts which are incidental and which are vital.... I would call your attention to the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.”
    “The dog did nothing in the night-time.”
    “That was the curious incident.””
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)