Quote by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)

Gregory: "Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?"
Holmes: "To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time."
Gregory: "The dog did nothing in the night-time."
Holmes: "That was the curious incident."

— Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. British writer and physician (1859–1930)

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