Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off.

Quote by Raymond Chandler

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If you liked a book, don't meet the author

If you liked a book, don't meet the author

The more you reason the less you create

The more you reason the less you create

The English may not always be the best writers in the world, but they are...

The English may not always be the best writers in the world, but they are...

When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his...

When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his...

At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed,...

At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed,...

It is pretty obvious that the debasement of the human mind caused by a constant...

It is pretty obvious that the debasement of the human mind caused by a constant...

She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.

She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.

I regard psychiatry as fifty percent bunk, thirty percent fraud, ten percent parrot talk, and...

I regard psychiatry as fifty percent bunk, thirty percent fraud, ten percent parrot talk, and...

So by all means let's have a television show quick and long, even if the...

So by all means let's have a television show quick and long, even if the...

The moment a man sets his thoughts down on paper, however secretly, he is in...

The moment a man sets his thoughts down on paper, however secretly, he is in...

The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right...

The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right...

I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on...

I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on...

The overall picture, as the boys say, is of a degraded community whose idealism even...

The overall picture, as the boys say, is of a degraded community whose idealism even...

If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood,...

If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood,...

The moment a man begins to talk about technique that's proof that he is fresh...

The moment a man begins to talk about technique that's proof that he is fresh...

Common sense always speaks too late. Common sense is the guy who tells you ought...

Common sense always speaks too late. Common sense is the guy who tells you ought...

The streets were dark with something more than night.

The streets were dark with something more than night.

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

Inequalities of mind and body are so established by God Almighty, in his constitution of...

Inequalities of mind and body are so established by God Almighty, in his constitution of...

God hears what is not spoken and understands what is not explained, for His love...

God hears what is not spoken and understands what is not explained, for His love...