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"My mind, he said, 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 then 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."

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About Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician best known for creating Sherlock Holmes. He was born in Edinburgh on 1859-05-22 and became one of the most influential crime-fiction authors in English literature. He died in Crowborough, England, on 1930-07-07.

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