It has always seemed to me that so long as you produce your dramatic effect, accuracy of detail matters little. I have never striven for it and I have made some bad mistakes in consequence. What matter if I hold my readers?
Arthur Conan DoyleRead
I am afraid that I rather give myself away when I explain," said he. "Results without causes are much more impressive.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that explanations can diminish the impact of surprising results, which are often more impressive when their origins remain mysterious.
Arthur Conan Doyle implies that revealing the reasoning behind an impressive result can lessen its allure, as the mystery surrounding the cause often enhances the effect of the outcome. It reflects a philosophical stance on the nature of understanding and appreciation, suggesting that some things are simply more impactful when they exist without clear explanations, leaving room for wonder and intrigue.
In practice
In a motivational speech about embracing the unknown and trusting intuition.
It has always seemed to me that so long as you produce your dramatic effect, accuracy of detail matters little. I have never striven for it and I have made some bad mistakes in consequence. What matter if I hold my readers?
I had neither kith nor kin in England, and was therefore as free as air -- or as free as an income of eleven shillings and sixpence a day will permit a man to be. Under such circumstances, I naturally gravitated to London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.
A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.
You yourself may not be luminous, but you are a conductor of light.
I could not rest, Watson, I could not sit quiet in my chair, if I thought that such a man as Professor Moriarty were walking the streets of London unchallenged.
It seems very strange ... that in the course of the world's history so obvious an improvement should never have been adopted. ... The next generation of Britishers would be the better for having had this extra hour of daylight in their childhood.
People always make the mistake of calling an idea small or stupid because they don't understand how it's going to evolve.
I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes...you're Doing Something.
We frequently find that the influence of good women is underrated. It is an influence that is often subtle but yet has tremendous consequences. One woman can make a great difference for a whole nation.
There's a certain grace in accepting what your life is and embracing all the good things that have been - but there's still an expectation of good things to come. Not necessarily what you expected.
The man who does ill must suffer ill.
It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence.
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