"My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, ..." — Arthur Conan Doyle

My mind 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. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.

Arthur Conan Doyle Writer • British