Author of quotes: John Edmund Gardner

Oaths are there to break.

“You have to see to believe,” he said. “Otherwise, even the harshest lesson will not work.

This desire took possession of him and did not let go, sometimes pulling him in with such force that he rushed to extremes, just like a drowning man in search of salvation clutches at a straw.

To clean and then varnish "La Gioconda" is the same as undressing the most desirable woman in the whole world. Yes, you will desire her, the woman stripped naked, but the sense of mystery, the great mystery, always disappears with the last piece of clothing. Admiration, charm will go down in history. It might as well be burned.

Don't even trust your own shadow.

Discretion is in many ways a commendable quality.

Better to start small than rush and leave with nothing.

It was not an ordinary performance, but a unique interpretation, imbued with a special feeling, as if the music gave way to the desires and disappointments accumulated in the soul, fame and madness. Along with the music came a temporary peace, so that, having finished one piece, Moriarty, as if rediscovering forgotten talents, moved on to another and stopped only when the ringing of the bell announced the arrival of Terremant and the first executors.

- But with a woman, logic and common sense are poorly combined.

“Horror,” said Angus Crow, “great power. If machines were running on it, we could move entire cities, and then we wouldn't need horses to pull these damn carriages. Horror drives many.

If you killed him, creature, then it's time for you to look back, because the demons of hell are already flying to your window.

“I didn’t pretend to be Saint Peter.

Based on many years of practice, I came to the conclusion that criminals make enemies much easier than ordinary people, and that these enemies, by their very way of life, are potentially extremely dangerous.

Moriarty knew how to get loyalty from people. And now, having shown ostentatious concern and wasting a few words, he gained another soul.