Thursday, March 27, 2008

The dull Routine of Existence

“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…”

- Sherlock Holmes on being questioned about his drug abuse habits by Watson.

Am I missing that high? Definitely!

3 comments:

Spectator said...

so that was the secret of holmes too !!!

Fanaah said...

I am stuck in the rut of routine, but am almost afraid of an eventful change.

Maybe you are right, maybe i need that high

NN said...

I know it's a tad bit late..

@saltwater blues: Thanks. My ode to Web 1.0... somewhat ironic tho.

@spectator: err... what's secret about it? and what is the secret?

@fanaah: like someone was screaming on the radio the other day - break out