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.”
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of Four
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