Sherlock Holmes

"My journey took me some what further down the rabbit hole than I intended and though I dirtied my fluffy white tail I have emerged, enlightened."

Watson: "Get that out of my face."
Holmes: "It's not in your face, it's in my hand."
Watson: "Get what's in your hand out of my face."

"Head cocked to the left, partial deafness in ear ... first point of attack. ... Two: throat, paralyze vocal chords, stop scream. ... Three: got to be a heavy drinker, floating rib to the liver. ... Four: finally, drag in left leg, fist to patella. ... Summary prognosis: unconscious in ninety seconds, martial efficacy quarter of an hour at best. ... Full faculty recovery: unlikely."

"Never theorize before you have data. Invariably, you end up twisting facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."

"Why is the only woman you've cared about a world class criminal? Are you a masochist?"
[to Holmes about Irene]