“ 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- Copy
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“ It was on a bitterly cold night and frosty morning, towards the end of the winter of '97, that I was awakened by a tugging at my shoulder. It was Holmes. The candle in his hand shone upon his eager, stooping face, and told me at a glance that something was amiss. ”
- Arthur Conan Doyle- Copy
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“ 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- Copy
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“ Sherlock Holmes is a massive figure in people's minds. More massive than a lot of real historical characters - these figures have real weight. They might be just made out of words and paper, but their effect in the world can be massive, if they've got the right kind of mass, the right kind of gravity and momentum. ”
- Alan Moore- Copy
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