Sherlock Holmes

"That is where you exceed me, Watson. You understand people."

"The game is still afoot, and the odds are in our favor."

"One must never underestimate the power of a good deduction."

"The world needs more men of reason and fewer of passion."

"I have solved this case in my mind before we began."

"That is the beauty of a perfect solution: its inevitability."

"The game awaits, Watson. Shall we begin?"

"The world is full of obvious things which no one by any chance ever observes."

"You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is quite clear."

"Data, data, data! I can't make bricks without clay."

"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

"I am not a psychopath. I'm a high-functioning sociopath."

"Sentiment is a chemical defect found on the losing side."

"Boring. Everyone's always so keen to tell you things, but no one listens."

"I don't have friends. I have one."

"The game is afoot."

"Genius is born of work and diligence."

"I'm not interested in justice, I'm interested in the truth."

"People who love each other are great at hurting each other."

"Morality is temporary, emotions are transient, but the facts are forever."

"The mind is a palace. You've got to furnish it well."

"I need stimulation, mental stimulation."

"A scandal in a country cottage has the same essential elements as a scandal in a cathedral."

"Crime is common, logic is rare."

"The game is never over, John. It's never over."

"I don't think you understand what's happening. This is a war."

"I'm not your friend."

"Sentiment is a chemical defect found on the losing side."

"You're a soldier. Soldiers don't get to retire, they get to die."

"Alone protects me."