Think Like Sherlock: It's Elementary

Indeed, apart from the nature of the investigation which my friend had on hand, there was something in his masterly grasp of a situation, and his keen, incisive reasoning, which made it a pleasure to me to study his system of work, and to follow the quick, subtle methods by which he disentangled the most inextricable mysteries.
--A Scandal in Bohemia

Indeed, I have found that it is usually in unimportant matters that there is a field for the observation, and for the quick analysis of cause and effect which gives the charm to an investigation.
--A Case of Identity

Never trust to general impressions, my boy, but concentrate yourself upon details.
--A Case of Identity

My suspicions were all confirmed by his peculiar action in typewriting his signature, which, of course, inferred that his handwriting was so familiar to her that she would recognise even the smallest sample of it.
--The Boscombe Valley Mystery

No, sir, I shall approach this case from the point of view that what this young man says is true, and we shall see whither that hypothesis will lead us.
--The Boscombe Valley Mystery

The tip had been cut off, not bitten off, but the cut was not a clean one, so I deduced a blunt pen-knife.
--The Boscombe Valley Mystery

Briefly, Watson, I am in the midst of a very remarkable inquiry, and I have hoped to find a clue in the incoherent ramblings of these sots, as I have done before now.
--The Man with the Twisted Lip

He picked it up and gazed at it in the peculiar introspective fashion which was characteristic of him.
--The Blue Carbuncle

So now we must set ourselves very seriously to finding this gentleman and ascertaining what part he has played in this little mystery.
--The Blue Carbuncle

But I presume that this other goose upon the sideboard, which is about the same weight and perfectly fresh, will answer your purpose equally well?
--The Blue Carbuncle

It is possible that our inquiry may but confirm his guilt; but, in any case, we have a line of investigation which has been missed by the police, and which a singular chance has placed in our hands.
--The Blue Carbuncle

"Pray be precise as to details," said he.
--The Speckled Band

I could distinguish the outline of an instep where the wet foot had been placed in coming in.
--The Beryl Coronet

Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell.
--The Copper Beeches

I have devised seven separate explanations, each of which would cover the facts as far as we know them. But which of these is correct can only be determined by the fresh information which we shall no doubt find waiting for us.
--The Copper Beeches