Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.
Famous quotes by conan doyle:
“Of all ghosts the ghosts of our old loves are the worst.”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
“‘Many men have been hanged on far slighter evidence,’ I remarked.
‘So they have. And many men have been wrongfully hanged.’”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
“Beyond the obvious facts that you are a bachelor, a solicitor, a Freemason, and an asthmatic, I know nothing whatever about you.”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
“‘I have usually found that there was method in his madness.’
‘Some folk might say there was madness in his method.’”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)