Sherlock – Series Quotes [Season 3, Episode 1]

— He's got on with his life.
— What life? I've been away.

Sometimes a deception is so audacious, so outrageous that you can't see it even when it's staring you in the face.

Interesting thing, a tuxedo. Lends distinction to friends and anonymity to waiters.

— That takes me back. "Don't be smart, Sherlock, I'm the smart one."
— I am the smart one.
— I used to think I was an idiot.
— Both of us thought you were an idiot, Sherlock.

— We had nothing else to go on, until we met other children.
— Oh, yes, that was a mistake. Ghastly. What were they thinking off?
— Probably something about trying to make friends.
— Oh, yes. Friends. Of course, you go in for that sort of thing now.
— And you don't? Ever?
— If you seem slow to me, Sherlock, can you imagine what real people are like? I'm living in a world of goldfish.
— Yes, but I've been away for two years.
— So?
— Oh, I don't know, I thought perhaps you must have found yourself a... goldfish.

— Oh, no, you're...
— Oh, yes.
— Oh, God!
— Not quite.
— You died, you jumped off a roof.
— No.
— You're dead.
— No, I'm quite sure, I checked.

— I am not lonely, Sherlock.
— How would you know?

— Those were your parents?
— Yes.
— Well... that is not what I..
— What?
— I mean, they're just so... ordinary.
— It's a cross I have to bear.

— I'm definetly going to kill you!
— Oh, please, killing me, that's so two years ago.

— I wanted you not to be dead.
— Yeah, well, be careful what you wish for.

— I've written a blog on the varying tensile strengths of diffirent natural fibres.
— I'm sure there's a crying need for that!

Bit mean springing it on you like that, I know. Could have given you a heart attack, probably still will. But in my defence, it was very funny... OK, it's not a great defence.

— 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.

— 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.