To let the brain work without sufficient material is like r… - Arthur Conan Doyle

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To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces.

Arthur Conan Doyle

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About Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22 1859 – July 7 1930) was a British writer and physician, most famous as the creator of the character Sherlock Holmes.

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Birth Name: Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle

Native Name: Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle

Alternative Names: Sir A. Conan Doyle • Arthur Conan, Sir Doyle • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle • Conan Doyle

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Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul, remained in our lodgings in Baker Street, buried among his old books, and alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition, the drowsiness of the drug, and the fierce energy of his own keen nature.

"They say that genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains," he remarked with a smile. "It's a very bad definition, but it does apply to detective work."

Moriarty: . . .everything I have to say has already crossed your mind.

To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces. - Arthur Conan Doyle

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