Birdy Edwards is here. I am Birdy Edwards! — Arthur Conan Doyle

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.

There should be no combination of events for which the wit of man cannot conceive an explanation.

Should I ever marry, Watson, I should hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would prevent her from being walked off by a housekeeper when my corpse was lying within a few yards of her.