Mycroft Holmes – Character Quotes

— Are you tweeting?
— No.
— Well, that's what it looks like.
— Of course I'm not tweeting. Why would I be tweeting?
— Give me that.
— What? No. What are you doing? Get off. What?
— Give it here. "Back on terra firma.."
— No, don't read them out.
— "Free as a bird."
— God, you're such a spoilsport.
— Will you take this matter seriously, Sherlock?
— I am taking it seriously. What makes you think I'm not taking it seriously?
— Hashtag, "Ohwhatabeautifulmorning."

— An agent gave his life to tell us that.
— Oh well, perhaps he shouldn't have done. He was obviously just trying to show off.

— No. We'll have to get rid of that.
— "We"?
— He looks ancient. I can't be seen to be wandering around with an old man.

— I take it you've stood down the police investigation into the shooting at her house?
— How can we do anything while she has the photographs? Our hands are tied.
— She'd applaud your choice of words.

— What do we say about coincidences?
— The universe is rarely so lazy.

Some members of your little fun club. Do be polite. They're entirely trustworthy and even willing to search through the toxic waste dump that you are pleased to call a flat.

— Merry Christmas!
— You hate Christmas.
— Yes. Perhaps there was something in the punch.
— Clearly. Go and have some more.

— Is this your laptop?
— Upon which depends the security of the free world, yes, and you've got potatoes on it!

— Hello, little brother. How's the exile going?
— I've only been gone four minutes.
— Well, I've certainly hope you've learnt your lesson.

— Why are you out of breath?
— Filing.
— Either I've caught you in a compromising position or you've been working out again. I favour the latter.

— Just put me back in London. I need to get to know the place again, breathe it. Feel every quiver of its beating heart... And what about John Watson?
— John?
— Have you seen him?
— Oh, yes, we meet every Friday for fish and chips.

— Let's do deductions. Client left this while I was out, what do you reckon?
— I'm busy.
— Oh, go on, it's been an age.
— I always win.
— Which is why you can't resist.
— I find nothing irresistible in a hat of a well-travelled anxious, sentimental, unfit creature of habit with appalling halitosis. Damn.