There is no satisfaction in vengeance unless the offender has time to realize who it is that strikes him, and why retribution has come upon him.

Sherlock Holmes

A Study in Scarlet

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Original Citation

Doyle, Arthur Conan. "A Study in Scarlet." Beeton's Christmas Annual. London: Ward Lock & Co., 1887.

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Current Citation

Doyle, Arthur Conan. A Study in Scarlet. The Sherlock Holmes Collector's Library. Detective Fiction, 2012, pt. 2, ch. 6.

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A quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about revenge: “There is no satisfaction in vengeance unless the offender has time to realize…”

A quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about revenge: “There is no satisfaction in vengeance unless the offender has time to realize…”

A quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about revenge: “There is no satisfaction in vengeance unless the offender has time to realize…”