22 May 2020

Happy Birthday, Doyle


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on this date in 1859.

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. I can dispense with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession, or rather created it, for I am the only one in the world.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, from The Sign of Four

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