
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.
when i told watson about this, she was happy. […] you see that’s the difference between you and her. you spend your time resenting my abilities; and she spends her time developing h e r o w n.
#genius dummies who made home with each other#ok look at this whole spam and cry a little bit#and then focus on EACH INDIVIDUAL GIF#it is RIDICULOUS let me TELL YOU#my favourite thing in the world#the bottom row made me pause when i was watching the show#he doesn’t even ever introduce it as something he made but it’s so lovely and earnest and constant and low-key and kind#he just adores her

I’m sharper, more focussed. Difficult to say why, exactly. Perhaps in time, I’ll solve that as well.
Because i have faith in you! i have faith in your perseverance! be my friend, don’t be my friend, whatever! but don’t be so foolish as to confuse punishing me, with punishing yourself. […] i am a drug addict, marcus. a drug addicted. now that might seem like an abstraction to you because i’ve been sober since i’ve made your acquaintance. but two years ago, i was as pitiful soul as you will ever meet. with help, i fought back. and i got a little better. i know what i’m supposed to do with my life. d o y o u ?
“You talked to one of my lieutenants. He has over the years played the role repeatedly and with great conviction. More often than not, he’s done so to protect my identity. Other times, it was because I suspected a potential client might.. struggle with my gender. As if men had a monopoly on murder.”