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1 " When the choice came down to tears, strong drink, or potatoes, one chooses potatoes. She "
― Laurie R. King , The Murder of Mary Russell (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #14)
2 " Love was the thing that kept a person going past exhaustion, beyond reason, after hope was at its end. Grit, "
3 " For a man who claimed not to care much for women, Mr Holmes sure found some strong ones. "
4 " You think the knife was used, cleaned, then scraped through the blood on the floor?” Lestrade asked. “Evidently.” “Why do that?” “Chief Inspector, I try to form my hypotheses upon data, rather than shape the data to match my wishes.” And "
5 " A spray of burning tobacco flew into the air, followed by furious slaps and the stench of scorched wool. Once Holmes was sure he was not about to go up in flames, he turned to the driver in a fury. "
6 " if she was finished. "
7 " (a masculine ceremony that had always struck her as odd, considering the cigar’s resemblance to the male anatomy). "
8 " Mr Mudd, you see but you do not observe. "
9 " Those are moments of grace. Uncertainty is removed. Mind, heart, and body fuse together, and decisions are made without pause for reflection. "
