I felt Holmes's hand steal into mine and give me a reassuring shake.- Watson

It is a pity he did not write in pencil. As you have no doubt frequently observed, the impression usually goes through -- a fact which has dissolved many a happy marriage.

I trust that age doth not wither nor custom stale my infinite variety.

It was amusing to me to see how the detective's overbearing manner had changed suddenly to that of a child asking questions of its teacher.

Perhaps when a man has special knowledge and special powers like my own, it rather encourages him to seek a complex explanation when a simpler one is at hand.

I assure you, my good Lestrade, that I have an excellent reason for everything that I do.

I would not bring one shadow on his life, and this I know would break his noble heart.

He was the best shot in India, and I expect that there are few better in London. Have you heard the name?''No, I have not.''Well, well, such is fame!

Happiness happens when you have a bigger purpose than having more fulfills, which is why we say happiness happens on the way to fulfillment.

Allow your daily small acts of kindness to degenerate into a lifetime of human excellence.

Politicians and children have two speeds: running and asleep.

I feel good because I believe I have made progress in rebuilding the people's trust in their government.

I'm not looking to do anything for rehab as far as addicts, because that's not really what I do.

Most books about Stanley Kubrick were written by people who never met him and gathered information from articles written by others who didn't know him either.

I wasn't Santa in Santa Jr., but I was Santa in Cancel Christmas.

An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument. Isaac Stern takes good care of his violin. What if everybody jumped on his violin?

The most difficult thing is to know what we do know, and what we do not know.

I told my dentist I want a tooth to match the others. He gave my one with four cavities.