It was quite elementary, ' returned the detective with a languid gesture of one hand.

Childhood, after all, is the first precious coin that poverty steals from a child.

Show Holmes a drop of water and he would deduce the existence of the Atlantic. Show it to me and I would look for a tap. That was the difference between us.

I think my reputation will look after itself, " Holmes said. "If they hang me, Watson, I shall leave it to you to persuade your readers that the whole thing was a misunderstanding.

You look at me as if I were a conjuror, ' Holmes remarked, with a laugh.

Relationships are all about trust and equality. If one person shares, then the other person should share, too.

A gospel that is focused on miracle is creating fraudulent act.

Roscoe Conkling was a man of superb courage. He not only acted without fear, but he had that fortitude of soul which bears the consequences of the course pursued without complaint.

You really need faith in yourself to make art and to stand up for what you believe in.

Mind and matter are two different aspects of one and the same thing.

My mother wanted to be president of the United States. She wanted to be the first woman president. She was born in 1924. Instead she had eight children.

I hate when men think that money is gonna buy you happiness... I mean, it helps.

And theories are no more than fictions which help us to make sense of experience and which are subject to disconfirmation when their explanations are no longer adequate.

A man may and ought to pride himself more on his will than on his talent.

The familiar changes as we cling to it.