There are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world without them.

It is the German who is so uncourteous to his verbs

It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.

The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.

I'm not a psychopath, I'm a high-functioning sociopath. Do your research.

Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?'

'To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.'

'The dog did nothing in the night-time.'

'That was the curious incident,' remarked Sherlock Holmes.