Mystery is quintessential to life; without it we would be constantly bored.

This user enjoys reading mysteries.

Important quotes

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  • How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?
    • The Sign of the Four, ch. 6 (1890)
  • the lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside
    • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892), Sherlock Holmes in "The Copper Beeches" (Doubleday p. 323)
  • You know my methods, Watson
    • The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1893), Sherlock Holmes in "The Crooked Man" (Doubleday p. 416)
  • Then, with your permission, we will leave it at that, Mr. Mac. The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession.
    • The Valley of Fear
  • The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.
    • The Hound of the Baskervilles