Ex-Professor Moriarty of mathematical celebrity... is the Napoleon of crime, Watson.

A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

Where there is no imagination there is no horror.

The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.

Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.

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.

London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.

When the impossible has been eliminated, all that remains no matter how improbable is possible.

Without accepting ourselves, we try to meet requirements of society and do everything to be accepted

Imagination is divine. Your imagination will lead you to where you ought to be.

He gave me the one thing he's never given to anyone before..He gave me his heart, and his trust.And in return, I gave him the same right back....

Everything is a choice and we can always choose to come from a place of love.

Knowledge is justice

What we find exotic abroad may be what we hunger for in vain at home.

Language is an art, like brewing or baking.... It certainly is not a true instinct, for every language has to be learnt.

I—I didn't think—" "That," said Professor McGonagall, "is obvious.

I am entering into the truth, into nature.

The saddest thing in life is wasted talent