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sir arthur conan doyle kills off sherlock holmes - december 1893
“I never thought they would take it so much to heart,” he said later. “I got letters from all over the world reproaching me on the subject. One, I remember, from a lady whom I did not know, began ‘You Beast.’](http://25.media.tumblr.com/6d11869636863a5422e046679b064886/tumblr_mmzyrdR69t1s7knifo1_500.jpg)
sir arthur conan doyle kills off sherlock holmes - december 1893
“I never thought they would take it so much to heart,” he said later. “I got letters from all over the world reproaching me on the subject. One, I remember, from a lady whom I did not know, began ‘You Beast.’

” In the eyes of many, Holmes lives ever on : by warm firesides, on cozy sofas, in dark, flashlight-lit bedrooms, in the back yards during summer afternoons, in large armchairs on rainy days, in libraries and classrooms, in conversation, and in our living rooms,…he lives on, as we read”
– Vincent Starrett

That awkward moment when your OTP is the answer to Final Jeopardy.
Sherlock sees through everyone and everything in seconds. What’s incredible though is how spectacularly ignorant he is about some things.
‘What if I was to shoot you now? Right now?’
‘Then you could cherish the look of surprise on my face.’