“Show Holmes a drop of water and he would deduce the existence of the Atlantic. Show it to me and I would look for a tap. That was the difference between us.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“Childhood, after all, is the first precious coin that poverty steals from a child.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“For all men are equal at the moment of death and who are we to judge them when a much greater judge awaits?”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“I think my reputation will look after itself," Holmes said. "If they hang me, Watson, I shall leave it to you to persuade your readers that the whole thing was a misunderstanding.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“I had received an answer to the question that Holmes had put to me. Now all I needed to know was why I had asked it.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“It was quite elementary,' returned the detective with a languid gesture of one hand.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“You look at me as if I were a conjuror,' Holmes remarked, with a laugh.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“There are, I think, occasions when you know that you have arrived at the end of a long journey, when, even though your destination is still concealed from sight, you are somehow aware that when you turn the corner that lies just ahead of you, there it will be.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“We’re all on the road to ruin but some are further ahead than others.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“No, the events which I am about to describe were simply too monstrous, too shocking to appear in print. They still are. It is no exaggeration to suggest that they would tear apart the entire fabric of society and, particularly at a time of war, this is something I cannot risk.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“The few questions I had asked had been futile and I was suddenly dispirited, for it had occurred to me that had Holmes been present, he would have probably have solved the entire mystery by now.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“a detective must occasionally be guided by his worst imaginings – which is to say that he must put himself in the mind of the criminal.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“He had entered a veritable miasma of evil, and harm, in the worst possible way, was to come to us all too soon.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“Je l'entends toujours. Alors que je repose mon stylographe et que je me dirige vers mon lit, je perçois l'archet qu'on tire sur le chevalet, et la musique qui s'élève dans le ciel nocturne. C'est lointain et à peine audible - mais c'est là! Un pizzicato. Un trémolo. Le style est impossible à à confondre avec un autre. C'est Sherlock Holmes. ll faut que ce soit lui. J'espère que c'est pour moi qu'il joue...”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“If I were of a philosophical frame of mind I might wonder to what extent any one of us is in control of our own destiny, or if indeed we can ever predict the far-reaching consequences of actions which, at the time, may seem entirely trivial.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“It has always struck me that any interpretation of a series of events is possible until all the evidence says otherwise and even then one should be wary before jumping to a conclusion.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“aunque, como ya he contado, procuraba no llenar su mente con información que en su opinión careciera de valor material. Que el cielo protegiera al hombre que intentara entablar una conversación con él acerca de política o filosofía: un niño de diez años sabría más. Una cosa puedo decir acerca de aquella tarde:”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“Holmes had returned entirely to his old self – secretive, over-confident and thoroughly annoying.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“Like many wealthy Americans, he was imbued with a sense of civic responsibility”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“content and only his death would suffice. The metal key that”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“It would upset me to have to be discourteous to you, so I would be obliged if you did not communicate with me again except, of course, in the most urgent circumstances. I wish you a good evening.’ It”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“Покажите Холмсу каплю воды, и он убедит вас в существовании Атлантического океана. Покажите ее мне — и я стану искать кран. Вот в чем было главное наше отличие.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“Можно сказать, что детство — это первая драгоценная монетка, которую у ребенка забирает бедность.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“Childhood, after all, is the first precious coin that poverty steals from a child. A”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
“Ломбард — лоно утраченных иллюзий и несбывшихся грез! Каждый класс, каждая профессия, каждый социальный слой были представлены в этих плохо вымытых витринах: к стеклу, подобно бабочкам, были пришпилены самые разнообразные осколки человеческих жизней. [...] окне ломбарда можно было проследить, как человечество приходит в упадок. Но это же окно было пиршеством для глаз.”
― Anthony Horowitz, quote from The House of Silk
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“Ben narrowed his eyes. "You love that restaurant."
"So does Noah."
He shook his head impatiently. "No, I mean I thought you loved it too much to let it crumble."
Agatha stepped out from behind the desk to pace. "I don't think that will happen. Noah will return before it does. But. . ." She looked up and held Ben's gaze. "It's worth the risk."
Because she loved Noah. Oh, Ben doubted she'd ever admit it, she was such a crusty old witch, but it was there in her faded blue eyes, in the strain on her aristocratic face. Ben turned away from her to run a hand through his hair. Everything was suddenly more complicated.”
― Lori Foster, quote from Too Much Temptation
“That year it seemed as if the summer were never coming to an end: days of shimmering golden stillness followed each other in equal radiance, as if by their sweetness and peace they wanted to make the war, now in its bloodiest period, appear doubly insensate. As the sun dipped behind the chain of mountain peaks, as the sky paled into tenderer blue, as the road stretched away more peacefully and all life folded in upon itself like the breathing of a sleeper, that stillness grew more and more accessible and acceptable to the human soul. Surely that Sabbath peace lay over the whole of the German fatherland, and in a sudden uprush of yearning the Major thought of his wife and children whom he saw walking over the sunset fields. "I wish this were all over and done with," and Esch could not find any word of comfort for him. Hopeless and dreary this life seemed to both of them, its sole meagre return a walk in the evening landscape which they were both contemplating. It's like a reprieve, thought Esch. And so they went on in silence.”
― Hermann Broch, quote from The Sleepwalkers
“This is the status of the Bible in modern life: it is a sublime answer, but we do not know the question any more. Unless we recover the question, there is no hope of understanding the Bible.”
― Abraham Joshua Heschel, quote from God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism
“So often, environmentalists and others working to slow the destruction are capable of plainly describing the problems (Who wouldn’t be? The problems are neither subtle nor cognitively challenging), yet when faced with the emotionally daunting task of fashioning a response to these clear and clearly insoluble problems, we generally suffer a failure of nerve and imagination. Gandhi wrote a letter to Hitler asking him to stop committing atrocities, and was mystified that it didn’t work. I continue to write letters to the editor pointing out untruths, and continue to be surprised each time the newspaper publishes its next absurdity. At least I’ve stopped writing to politicians.”
― Derrick Jensen, quote from A Language Older Than Words
“Oh my God!" Lindsay cried. "I swear I shall practice celibacy every day for the rest of my life! I swear it, Anais.”
― Charlotte Featherstone, quote from Addicted
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