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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

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

I loved Sherlock Holmes when I was younger. So you can imagine how excited I was to discover that Conan Doyle had helped found Portsmouth football club. When I was playing there I did some research into it. Very interesting. Did you know Dickens was born in Portsmouth?

Alexei Smertin

The BBC is a perfect example of uncontrolled growth, [occupying] old churches and manor houses, the old Langham Hotel where Sherlock Holmes once met Moriarty and where this correspondent once shared an office with an 8-foot bathtub.

Morley Safer

I did read Sherlock Holmes as a boy but I never thought for a moment that I'd ever write about Doyle.

Julian Barnes

I'm still focusing on football presently, but my real goals are to get this institution back to where Father (Hugh) Sherlock (the founder of Boys' Town) would have wanted it.

Carl Brown

We heard through the grapevine that they really wanted a wine and cheese store, so we held onto the Sherlock Holmes and tea room ideas and added wines.

Tony Davids