Holmes Quotes

As a rule, said Holmes, the more bizarre a thing is the less mysterious it proves to be. It is your commonplace, featureless crimes which are really puzzling, just as a commonplace face is the most difficult to identify.
Arthur Conan Doyle

Said, Difficult, Face

It is as impossible for man to demonstrate the existence of God as it would be for even Sherlock Holmes to demonstrate the existence of Arthur Conan Doyle.
Frederick Buechner

God, Impossible, Existence

I love Sherlock Holmes. There's still an awful lot to steal from Conan Doyle. But within a tradition you can work in many different ways.
Henning Mankell

Love, Work, Different

There's something very strange about Sherlock Holmes, especially if you're an English schoolboy. When you read the stories, they stay with you forever.
Anthony Horowitz

Strange, Read, Stay

Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene.
Rex Stout

Story, Scene, Marvelous

Certainly going back to Sherlock Holmes we have a tradition of forensic science featured in detective stories.
Jeffery Deaver

Science, Stories, Tradition

I beat Larry Holmes and George Foreman. I whupped Mike Tyson twice. I had my ear chewed off and spat on the ground in front of me. I've seen everything it is possible to see in boxing. I know this business better than anyone. So I live and die by my own decisions.
Evander Holyfield

Business, Live, Everything

George Foreman is easier and has the bigger name and have you noticed that Foreman never calls me out or ever mentions my name? He is afraid of me like most fighters are and most people want to forget about Larry Holmes, like he never ever existed.
Larry Holmes

Forget, Afraid, Name

My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all.
Larry Holmes

Name, Fans, Gave

I loved Sherlock Holmes as a kid, but I remember being disappointed when he'd come up with these simple explanations for these complex mysteries.
Peter Weir

Simple, Remember, Loved

In terms of characters I wish I had created - just because I haven't dealt with anything like them - I'm really impressed by characters who can endure over time, whether that be a long series run like a Harry Bosch, or a character who endures over generations and continues to please readers: Sherlock Holmes.
Michael Koryta

Time, Character, Long

I think one or two of the later Holmes stories are among the best.
Rex Stout

Best, Two, Stories

I am seeing all the guys, like Earnie Shavers, Tex Cobb, and Larry Holmes all the time.
Gerry Cooney

Time, Guys, Seeing

I lost three times in my career. Losing to Holmes I could deal with, because I lost to a true champion.
Gerry Cooney

True, Lost, Career

I've had more of an opportunity to work with Katie Holmes, which is incredibly enjoyable. I think she is really one of the best actresses on the market right now. She forces you to bring your best stuff to the table, because if you don't, she just completely overpowers you.
Joshua Jackson

Work, Best, She

The first thing that put me on the map was my Sherlock Holmes novel.
Nicholas Meyer

Put, Novel, Map

The provocation with Holmes is the fact that he's described by Doyle as a man without a heart - all brain... and that's very difficult to play, or even indicate.
Jeremy Brett

Heart, Brain, Play

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