Sherlock Holmes

Character in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes From: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Detective and protagonist known for witty observations and deductive reasoning

479 quotes

"I am in the depths of a quite desperate investigation."
Adventure
"I shall be in my study."
Solitude
"Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot."
Adventure
"Education never ends, Watson."
Education
"You know my methods, Watson."
Wisdom
"I have had the pleasure of knowing you for some eight of your years."
Friendship
"Is there any particular point to which you would wish to draw my attention?"
Wisdom
"The curious incident of the dog in the night-time."
Wisdom
"You appear to be in some little perplexity."
Wisdom
"I abhor a dull routine of existence."
Life
"Pray take a seat, and let us hear what has troubled you."
Kindness
"I have my eye upon a suite of rooms in Montague Street."
Life
"The least thing may be a clue."
Wisdom
"I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues."
Truth
"Perhaps you would like to read it?"
Friendship
"You see the significance of this observation?"
Wisdom
"My mind is like a crowded box-room."
Knowledge
"I trust that age doth not wither my senses."
Strength
"You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive."
Wisdom
"The game of the shadows begins."
Adventure
"I should prefer that you do not mention my name in connection with this matter."
Wisdom
"What one man can invent another can discover."
Creativity
"Now you see the perplexity of my position."
Wisdom
"I hear that you conduct yourself in a manner which is indeed very unbecoming."
"Come now, we have had enough of this sort of thing."
Wisdom
"You are the very man that I wished to see."
Friendship
"The matter grows in interest."
Adventure
"Such singular events are always of interest to one in my profession."
Work
"You have done well. Very well indeed."