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"Elementary, my dear Watson"

Sherlock Holmes is one of the most well-known literary characters, and while “Elementary, my dear Watson” is his most famous piece of dialogue, this specific phrase was not written by Arthur Conan Doyle, nor is it featured in any of the books.

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Origin of this dialogue

One of the first times this dialogue, as it is, appeared, was in P.G. Wodehouse’s book, Psmith, Journalist, and it has since been commonly used in many movies.b

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Sherlock Holmes actual quotes/dialogues..

1) "No man burdens his mind with small matters unless he has some very good reason for doing so.”

2) “What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done.”

3)“My horror at his crimes was lost in my admiration at his skill.”

4) “Come at once if convenient—if inconvenient come all the same."

5) “There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”

6) “The game is afoot.”

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<p> Sherlock Holmes  was and s...

Sherlock Holmes was and still is one of my heroes growing up. I used to read a lot of books ,watch movies and hear audiobooks on sherlock Holmes. I was so addicted to this character that I've would hear audiobooks of Sherlock Holmes after midnight till morning time with my lights off. I never got bored of his adventures cause each one of his cases were suspenseful and thrilling ..

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