My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me …

Arthur Conan Doyle
355 citations
My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. ✨ Arthur Conan Doyle (2012). The Complete Sherlock Holmes: with an introduction from Robert Ryan, p.98, Simon and Schuster
Life Sadness Thought
29

More Author Quotes

Where there is no imagination there is no horror. ✨ Study in Scarlet (1888) ch. 5
Three quiet days. This hell fiend is like a cat with a mouse. She lets me loose only to pounce upon me again. I am never so frightened as when every thing is still. ✨ Arthur Conan Doyle (2012). The C … ▶
It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment. ✨ Study in Scarlet (1888) ch. 3
It was an ideal spring day, a light blue sky, flecked with little fleecy white clouds drifting across from west to east. The sun was shining very brightly, and yet there was an exhilarating nip in th … ▶
You cannot see the lettuce and the dressing without suspecting a salad. ✨ Arthur Conan Doyle (2010). The Complete Brigadier Gerard Stories, p.170, Canongate Books

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes