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

Arthur Conan Doyle
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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
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